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crying shame

A situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable.
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It's a crying shame that so many people had to die because Mosaic contaminated the water. The fact that the judge made them clean up the water will never bring those lives back.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Modified by TriplePurple on August 31, 2024

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