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shameful

[sheym-fuhl] / ˈʃeɪm fəl /


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Combs has repeatedly denied involvement in the rapper's shooting; and called the Netflix documentary "a shameful hit piece".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Together they sketched out the story’s framework: a murder mystery set in a small town replete with shameful secrets and sinister magic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In November, I wrote about the shameful condition of Robert F. Kennedy Inspiration Park in Koreatown, where the monument and grounds had been vandalized, trashed and fenced off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

On March 20, Iranian state media issued the first, and so far only, message in Ghaani's name of the war, predicting that Iran would "soon witness the shameful defeat" of its enemies in the war.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

And, most of all, shameful though it might be, I loved his love for me.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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