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in a compromising position

ADJECTIVE
red-handed
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Amina’s sleepwalking lands her in a compromising position and she is condemned by the community and rejected by Elvino until the revelation of her sleepwalking habit proves her innocent.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Saying he didn’t want to place inexperienced backup Stetson Bennett in a compromising position, McVay selected to safeguard Stafford by exclusively running the ball.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2024

When the Dalai Lama did come to visit Canada in 2012, one journalist in Xinhua’s Ottawa bureau, Mark Bourrie, was placed in a compromising position.

From The Guardian Dec. 7, 2018

Heather Dunbar was already in the process of trying to do just that and reached out to Attorney General Martha Wilson for help, which now puts Dunbar in a compromising position.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2016

He has made a damaging admission, and one that places him in a compromising position.

From A War-Time Wooing A Story by Charles King




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