chastened
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When this chastened Scrooge yelps, “I’m not the man I was!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
A nominee laser-focused on the general election might have been chastened, hastening to court the 47.6 percent of Democrats who’d backed his opponent.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
It was historically more conservative to begin with, but the profit warning in 2023 “really hit investor confidence and chastened Siemens Energy,” said Sean McLoughlin, equity analyst at HSBC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The presenter said he told the teacher "I could call the police on you for that" and that the teacher appeared "chastened."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Unde Dap’s reaction was to give his pupil a lecture, as they stood in the mews with the chastened jer.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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