insecure
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The insecure disciples of Frederick Von Mierers already were.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
In a statement read on her behalf immediately before sentencing, she described suffering nightmares and added: "I feel ashamed, insecure and uncomfortable in my own body."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
"That just shows how pressed there are. Little insecure boys trying to piggy back off our event and try to put some news over top on us - not going to work," Paul said.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“Now I don’t know who Faye Wader really is,” the insecure and secretive host thinks, “or what will become of her.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Some children push themselves ahead just to lord it over other children, because they’re insecure or selfish.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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