humiliate
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But no one here is out to humiliate anyone, which is nasty and unkind and not at all the sort of humor Lawrence trades in.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
"By insisting on retraction China is trying to humiliate her and turning up the heat on the controversy," Kingston said.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
The goal "is not to dominate China; nor is it to strangle or humiliate them", the document says.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
But the image had been digitally altered — in the original, Armstrong appeared stoic and determined — and appeared to be designed to humiliate her before trial.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
The scene was novel, the spectators were an unusual element, but the dilemma was familiar enough: how to keep the peace and not humiliate her mother.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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