ashamed
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Monroe did the exact opposite, shrugging it off in an interview, in which she said, “I was broke and I needed the money. ... I’m not ashamed of it; I’ve done nothing wrong.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
They feel embarrassed or ashamed about falling for a trick.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
In a statement read on her behalf immediately before sentencing, she described suffering nightmares and added: "I feel ashamed, insecure and uncomfortable in my own body."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
"There's nothing in there I'm ashamed of," Brockman hit back, claiming that the journal did not include details of an outburst from Musk in 2017.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
He guessed that she was ashamed of what her brother had done.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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