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“It is shameful. It is a disgrace,” Nguyen said during a Nov. 10 news conference at the memorial in Fountain Valley’s Mile Square Park.

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Chief Constable Rachel Bacon said the report made for "extremely difficult reading" and exposed "shameful failings by police at that time".

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The failure of Democratic leadership to make sure its Senate votes didn’t shatter in this intense moment isn’t just shameful, it’s depressing.

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His new friends often criticized the American government, especially the country’s economic inequality and its shameful record of racism.

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"So being shy or feeling shameful, not asking these interrogating questions is the worst thing we can do."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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