abasement

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Recent Examples of abasement Your historical victory is your reward for your historical abasement. Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • Hezbollah’s leader has rejected the agreement as a ‘humiliation,’ vowing to keep fighting and warning that attempts to strip the group’s weapons could lead to civil war.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Toni and Shakira appeared to be in trouble after one of the show’s most meta humiliation rituals, in which the group is treated to a showing of clips of themselves having private conversations about their castmates and lovers.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • As InvestorPlace noted in February 2026, the theory behind Bitcoin as a safe haven was never wrong on its own terms — currency debasement, de-dollarization, and geopolitical conflict are exactly the conditions the asset was designed to benefit from.
    Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Bitcoin offers growth potential tied to adoption Like gold, Bitcoin is often viewed as a hedge against currency debasement because its supply is limited.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 2 June 2026

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“Abasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abasement. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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