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Appeared in the December 23, 2025, print edition as 'Cyber Powerhouse Israel Is Embarrassed by Hacks'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

"Embarrassed" Russell Martin described Rangers' "humiliating and painful" six-goal defeat at Club Brugge as "probably the toughest night" of his career - but he has no concerns about his future.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Embarrassed by the family’s poverty, Escobedo ditched school to work at a taco stand, his son said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Embarrassed him in the media, on the sideline and every chance he got.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023

Embarrassed because they had cheered on a near tragedy?

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings