embarrassment
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He was drawn to the freedom of asking the chatbot a question about his results any time of day, and without judgment or embarrassment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The touching moments of aspirational maturity are set against bouts of jealousy, public embarrassment and other adolescent growing pains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Hillbilly Elegy” was turned into a 2020 film by Ron Howard, but it is mostly remembered as an embarrassment.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
An absolute embarrassment of riches — not that the Rams are shy about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The loss of the Mona Lisa was a national embarrassment, and everyone in power was trying to get back to Paris—they’d all fled in the August heat.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Their affiliation with the foundation ultimately became institutional embarrassments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
The moves by Khanna and Veasy put Republicans in an awkward spot, but they are likely just symbolic embarrassments.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
In fact, what’s kept from each character — hidden embarrassments and prideful lies — is the greatest pull of the plot.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
What if further embarrassments emerge from US court cases about Jeffrey Epstein?
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2023
The dual embarrassments would have the mutually reinforcing effect of reorienting Ernest and his laboratory toward much more careful research.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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