ignominy
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The 39-year-old Messi’s final World Cup seemed all but certain to end in ignominy until a late blitz turned the tide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The ignominy was something he could have carried with him, but the 23-year-old has been forced back into action after Guglielmo Vicario had hernia surgery last month.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
And so there has been a pileup of ignominy referred to a busier-than-ever Ethics Committee.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
DeChambeau, one of the fancied picks before the tournament, suffered the ignominy of missing the cut when a disastrous finish pushed him to six over.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
The ultimate ignominy came the day Father set the astronomical clock by the radio.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Who never spoke about their ignominies because they were afraid we wouldn’t be there for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
The works performed by Blue Heron escaped such ignominies because a chorister from Magdalene College, Oxford, copied them out for use in the newly reconstituted Canterbury Cathedral.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2019
In addition to these ignominies, the news shows faced declining ratings.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2019
After Vrabel reported those ignominies, the live-stream discussion switched to a debate over what constitutes sexism.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2017
And Terryl felt the other ignominies in her life, such as sometimes showing up at school without a lunch.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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