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shame

[sheym] / ʃeɪm /




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Shame on them if they waste the opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The Queen invited Pelicot to her official residence in London, where the 73-year-old had been promoting her new book, Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

"Shame on the coaches, too. But shame on the NCAA, because coaches are going to do what they've got to do."

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

This is so obviously a market mania that I honestly don’t know how anyone on the Street of Shame can say otherwise and keep a straight face.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

Shame boiled my earlobes and there was nowhere to look but at my food.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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