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Word: embarrassed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Later on the same day that Espinoza slipped into the embassy, the Nicaraguan Assembly stripped him of his legislative immunity so that he could be tried for arranging the burning of his own ranch house in order to blame and embarrass the government. Espinoza denied the charge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua: Over the Fence to Asylum | 7/28/1986 | See Source »

Gonzalez will get little help from his pro-NATO parliamentary opponents, led by Manuel Fraga Iribarne of the Popular Alliance Party. Fraga has seized on the issue as a way to embarrass the Socialists and has urged his followers to abstain. But last week a prominent member of the Popular Alliance, Maria Fernandez Espana, resigned, saying that the party's policy was "dangerous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spain a Crucial Vote on Nato | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

...embarrass me," he replied. "I didn't fire a shot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reagan Hailed as Hero in Grenada | 2/21/1986 | See Source »

Because the classes are run by discussion and not lectures, the members feel obligated to participate, even though the sessions are ungraded. "They really work just because they don't want to embarrass themselves," says Hokanson...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: Back to School for Money Moguls | 2/1/1986 | See Source »

...strong running game gave Harvard quarterback Scott Svenson (3 for 7, 24 yards) little reason to go to the passing game. After watching his runners embarrass the Big Green defense on the first offensive possession, why pass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson JV Stops Dartmouth | 10/19/1985 | See Source »

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