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crying shame

noun as in pity

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“It’s a crying shame, literally, what’s happening to those families, those children in that community,” Harris said.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday called former President Trump’s false claims that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are stealing and eating pets “a crying shame” and sharply criticized her opponent for “spewing lies that are grounded in tropes that are age-old.”

“Upset because you found the Msaidizi? A crying shame. Hopefully the Guardians catch him soon.”

The Fawcett Society, an equal-rights charity, said it was "a crying shame" that women, and particularly women of colour, were still vastly under-represented by public sculptures.

From BBC

"We are literally giving her the best home she could possibly get - and it's being blocked at the moment. And it's a crying shame," he added.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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