shame
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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
Then she’s hit with, “Oh, my God he did it again. Shame on me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Some protesters held up placards that read "No place for antisemitism" or "Shame".
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
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 comes real quick, like a new pain all its own.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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