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indignity

[in-dig-ni-tee] / ɪnˈdɪg nɪ ti /


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For generations, the 103-year-old Catholic parish has been a beacon of solace and resistance for residents angry about the latest indignity to befall the historic heart of Latino Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

It was even more of an indignity because Haley lived in and around Knoxville, Tennessee, for long periods of his life.

From Salon May 31, 2026

The Angels’ ultimate indignity is its own hometown newspaper doesn’t regard it highly enough to staff its games with a full-time writer.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

The Ashes were decided after only three Tests and England have avoided the indignity of a 5-0 clean sweep.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

But the crowning indignity was a little flap, like the tongue of a shoe sewed on sideways, that served as a fly at the front of the trousers.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

For the most part, the retrofuturistic vibes of the northern Virginia airport provide some aesthetic relief from the contemporary indignities of air travel.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Initially he has ulterior motives, but soon becomes Simon’s mentor, turning the series into a look at the indignities that actors face while pursuing their profession.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Many of us were the Success Daughters who had grown up hearing that we could be anything we wanted, only to encounter barriers and indignities we hadn’t been told existed.

From Slate Mar. 31, 2026

Cubicle dwellers at a Texas software company endure everyday corporate indignities, including paper jams and smug bosses asking if they got the memo about cover sheets for the TPS reports.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

Paul was willing—even eager—to share the well-publicized indignities suffered by the suffragists who had been imprisoned.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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