ignorant
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"But when I met my oncologist I realised how ignorant I was and what gargantuan strides medicine has made recently."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Patients with the behavioral variant of FTD, many of whom I’ve studied for years, become impulsive and apathetic and completely ignorant of social cues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In 2026, Rushdie said violence is the tool of "the unscrupulous using the ignorant" to attack culture.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“That’s extremely ignorant, because it bypasses the uniqueness between the groups.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Benighted, contentious, passionate, ignorant souls, countryfolk of a poor land, their generosity gave a noble ending to that hard journey.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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"Easter, 1916" by W.B. Yeats
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