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shame

[sheym] / ʃeɪm /




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Shame on them for not doing more to address it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

If one game stands out as an exemplar of soccer’s profile in the Cold War, it is the Game of Shame in Santiago, Chile, in November 1973.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"Shame on @deoncole and all those in the audience who laughed at his vile 'jokes'."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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

Shame to go there again, to foreign ground.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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