embarrass
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This clearly sounds like a blazing hot take that will chill soon and embarrass often.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
That does not just embarrass the network, it threatens the corporation itself.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
What struck me were my father’s words: “Never embarrass the family name.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
As a place that came of age with the automobile, Los Angeles is a sprawl of freeways with a public transport system that would embarrass any medium-sized European city.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
“I wasn’t trying to embarrass anyone,” Sara said.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Or from locking up Mick Cronin through 2030, even though UCLA’s prickly basketball coach embarrasses the university annually and hasn’t reached a Sweet 16 since 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
I guess he is about 80, but the answer he gives embarrasses me.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
"The seizure of envelopes with money in the office of a person I chose hurts me... embarrasses me before the Portuguese and I have a duty to apologise," Costa said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2023
His invasion and behavior embarrasses many Russian speakers and makes them rethink their allegiance.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
But the question just embarrasses us both, given our history.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Molly Fenton says many pupils do not use the toilets in school because "they're embarrassed"
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
But to be embarrassed, one must first get the chance to be embarrassed.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
There is a Utah accent — it was something I was embarrassed by when I was younger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Sometimes, people can feel embarrassed in the moment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
I was embarrassed, or freaked out, or in denial, or . . . all those things, maybe.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Tesla’s demonstration of a levitating Roadster sports car was “an engineering flex with no commercial value beyond embarrassing traditional car makers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Roadster demo “was an engineering flex with no commercial value beyond embarrassing traditional car makers,” Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, wrote on X.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The lie collapsed with almost embarrassing speed, and the people who spread it now face potential legal exposure.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
Not great for the Chargers that the Seahawks are coming off an embarrassing loss at Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Trust me, Duke. They’ll delay new episodes until you’re better if we—or rather, I—can encourage Fred to make a few more embarrassing blunders.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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