ignorance
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Speaking to the inquiry, Rowland's cousin Dr Andrea Hughes said there had been more than five decades of "ignorance, poor leadership, parochialism and arrogance" in relation to the investigation.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Later, he took a scolding tone when he insisted — yet again — that the negotiations would soon end the war, “subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
So the decision to do nothing about the deflation was not a case of ignorance or vacillation, as Mr. Ahamed contends, but of alignment with long-established monetary norms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It’s easy for casual scrollers to live in ignorance, but there remain many factors behind what really, viscerally appeals to the masses at any given moment.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Matthias began to apologize for his ignorance, but the mother sparrow cut him short.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing ignorance
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Graduation Gems, 2016
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