embarrassment
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And even now, at such a young age, he warns, he has seen signs of anxiety and embarrassment in children as young as seven or eight years old who are displaying symptoms of cosmeticorexia.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
We can do that in private, to avoid embarrassment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
“ATHEX always looked a well-timed deal, but it is now turning into an embarrassment of riches,” Mills says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Despite his public embarrassment and supposed fall-off, he’s still the most-streamed rapper on Earth.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
The very thought of it made her hot with embarrassment all over again.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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