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ignoble

[ig-noh-buhl] / ɪgˈnoʊ bəl /


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Also, he considers it ignoble to ride an elevator down after the climb, as Honnold has said he’ll do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

“It has these very ignoble beginnings,” said Mark P. Nevitt, a law professor at Emory University and one of the country’s foremost experts on the statute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

Until the events of “Through the Valley,” the second “The Last of Us” episode of Season 2, the Stark paterfamilias' ignoble demise was the most agonizing turn of all.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2025

Poverty, crime and an ignoble moniker — “Scary Gary” — deter private investors and prospective homeowners.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

An ignoble end for a bodyguard of his caliber.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer


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