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ignorance

[ig-ner-uhns] / ˈɪg nər əns /




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“Their ignorance that this even happens raises questions about the ethics of the insurance companies they hire to manage their benefits,” Cuban told MarketWatch in an email.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

But the willful ignorance so many school administrators exhibit when confronted with evidence of harm leaves me skeptical.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Pondering the American way of aging, Schiller initially adopts a posture of ignorance and naivete so extreme that it seems like a pose.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

It is alarming that we live in a moment of widespread ignorance that CPS caseworkers, like all fallible government officials, are bound by the Constitution.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

It’s hard to blame the monks for their ignorance.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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