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Members of the Writers Guild of America picketed a Monday taping of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” which the union has shamed for “planning to return without its writers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

Kristof and WuDunn acknowledge the bravery required of their sources to share painful realities in a society that has shamed them.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020

Kristian Berg Harpviken, head of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, says Merkel's "humane response" to the immigration crisis has shamed other European leaders, helping to avert an even worse humanitarian crisis.

From US News • Oct. 8, 2015

Sam Barratt, Campaign Director at Avaaz, said: This outpouring of public compassion shows the best of Britain, and has shamed the government into action.

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2015

The thought of his endurance has shamed my luxury for this many a month.

From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Kingsley, Charles