shames
Americannoun
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shamosim
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The second pilot meets their passengers’ fear with hysteria, shrieking, outburst—that pilot shames their passengers, saying, “I can’t do my job because of YOU.”
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
"What's happened is horrendous. It is a betrayal and it shames us all," one former UK Special Forces officer told Panorama.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
“That is a disgrace. It outrages and shames me deeply,” Scholz said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
He begs forgiveness for "a sin that shames us".
From Reuters ● Mar. 10, 2023
It shames me now to know that I would eat it if it were alive today.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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