guilt
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It describes German memory culture, in its manifesto, as a "guilt complex".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
And when they reluctantly return to America, they agonize over their guilt at not being able to do more — and what of Gaza will remain when they eventually get back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
There aren’t many survivors interviewed for “9/11 Reunited”—or the moment-by-moment docu-thriller “102 Minutes Inside the Towers”—who don’t express guilt for having survived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
You should not be fueled by obligation or guilt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
I was flooded with relief, but also with a sharp sense of guilt at being safe here while the others still suffered at the hands of the master.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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