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Emphasizes As An Embarrassing Error

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33%6An embarrassing error
noun

• a joke that seems extremely funny

• monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry

• a glaring blunder

32%5Embarrassing error
noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

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New York Times14 Sep 1994 Down 49 RUBSIN
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