ignorant
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Rothschild, who had already spent years financing agricultural colonies in Ottoman Palestine, regarded Herzl as an energetic but naive dreamer ignorant of the difficult realities on the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
He was interrupted by Labour councillor Caroline Phillips, who branded him "ignorant" for his remarks.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
This “Animal Farm” is ignorant of the fact that kids need to be stimulated by more than scatalogical humor to actually influence their perspectives, rather than cater to their existing tastes and knowledge.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
Gilead’s future hangs on whether the Plums remain ignorant and compliant, as does the story of “The Testaments.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
I look at the moons one more time, the smaller one chasing the larger one, two brightnesses up there, still light enough to cast shadows, ignorant of the troubles of men.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing ignorant
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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"Easter, 1916" by W.B. Yeats
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