humiliating

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His converted penalty was then merely a consolation in a 3-1 loss to hosts Russia before he missed a sitter as Egypt suffered a humiliating loss to Saudi Arabia.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Its decision arrived just hours after the Supreme Court’s sixth reversal of the 5th Circuit so far this term, with several more likely to come—a humiliating record for the appeals court.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2026

Several French pro-Palestinian activists on Friday described what they said was a violent and humiliating ordeal after they were detained by Israeli forces on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Early signs suggested that “Iceman” would constitute a return to Drake’s tough-talking ways in the wake of his humiliating defeat, and indeed that’s largely what the album delivers over plush yet hard-hitting beats.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

While we lay there, watching the fragments of Swift-Tuttle burning and fizzing across the black of the desert night, I had to endure the entire humiliating tale.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith