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Recent Examples of abasementYour historical victory is your reward for your historical abasement.—Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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.
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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.
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.
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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.