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In 1974, when Richard Nixon had disgraced the presidency in the Watergate affair, it was leading Republicans such as Barry Goldwater and Howard Baker who pushed the Republican president to resign.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

After he fled the country and was charged with desertion, he faced fierce criticism from home, he said, with the authorities saying that he had disgraced the Sakha people.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

District Judge Judith Herrera at his sentencing hearing Thursday that he was tempted by the money and had disgraced his law enforcement agency, the public and his family, the Albuquerque Journal reported.

From Washington Times • Feb. 21, 2020

Many years passed before governments “did Keynes”, and by then Mosley had disgraced himself.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2018

Aunt Loma spent most of that morning at our house, fussing about Miss Love and jerking the baby around like it was all his fault that his grandpa had disgraced the family.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns