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ignorance

[ig-ner-uhns] / ˈɪg nər əns /




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"Treating life that way is ignorance and there was never any apology," Jung says.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Another Kushner faux pas, this one perhaps reflecting his ignorance of European history: “There is no such thing in the world as forever enemies or forever allies.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Canadians have adjusted cheerfully to many decades of friendship, have welcomed booming trade partnerships and have endured Yank ignorance and condescension.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

“The principal problem with this list is the total ignorance about the work of independent journalism,” wrote Ramos, who has clashed publicly with Sheinbaum and her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Montaigne had already asked, ‘How many things are there which we call miraculous or contrary to Nature? All men and nations do that according to the measure of their ignorance.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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