disgrace
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In January, MPs on the Health Committee described the backslide as "national disgrace".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
"I'm aware of the report, the president is too, I spoke with him about it. He believes it's deeply unfortunate and frankly a disgrace," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Just two months after issuing that ruling, the judge resigned in disgrace rather than face removal from the bench.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
He called the verdict a disgrace and said he had never met Carroll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
‘You wicked, wicked boy! Oh, I declare, you are going to bring disgrace on us all.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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The half-hour series stars Glen Powell as Russ Holliday, a former star college quarterback for a big-name team who disgraces himself during the Rose Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
The radical deliberation of Polanski’s framing, emphasizing Szpilman’s helplessness at every turn, disgraces the usual bromides about the triumph of the human spirit, as does Adrien Brody’s still-astonishing performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Officers aren’t allowed to conduct themselves in a way that personally disgraces them or dishonors the military profession, according to military law cited by the newspaper.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
A fired-up FitzSimons added that "with such personal abuse, the Senator disgraces the office he holds".
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2016
“We have a very different idea of what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy,” he said.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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In November, Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard University, stepped down from OpenAI’s board following the release of emails linking him to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
It’s not like Journalism has been disgraced during his four-race winless streak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It is the fourth time the daughter of disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori has sought the South American nation's presidency, promising this time to oversee a crackdown on organised crime.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The daughter of the late, disgraced ex-leader Alberto Fujimori will succeed interim leader Jose Maria Balcazar on July 28 and govern until 2031.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Apollo promised that he, the disgraced, the homeless wanderer, would bring to the place where his grave should be a mysterious blessing from the gods.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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“I have learned hard lessons from this experience, including disgracing my family and destroying my career and reputation,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
He argues they ruined his life by painting him as a callous man who had broken the moral and legal rules of war, disgracing his country in the process.
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
"The disgracing of a dead body and setting it on fire are strictly forbidden in Islam," the court ruled.
From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2022
“You are disgracing this city, you are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country,” she added.
From Fox News ● May 30, 2020
The only ones not in a party mood were Clarisse and her cabinmates, whose poisonous looks told me theyd never forgive me for disgracing their dad.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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