embarrassed
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In a world where public trust in science already hangs in the balance, a system that is visibly strained and occasionally embarrassed gives bad-faith actors fresh ammunition.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
“They’re often embarrassed or ashamed to bring it up,” Dickey said.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
The mother of an autistic child has said she was "embarrassed" into leaving a circus performance half way through because staff did not understand her son's behaviour.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
“We’re terribly embarrassed by it,” said Gabriela Sheehan, a Lenox resident with three children in the district.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Aunt Tess is probably among them, hatted and gloved, waving a sign that would have embarrassed my parents.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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