indignity
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Ahead of the visit, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali said his country would continue to champion the reparation issue "because slavery was the worst indignity to humankind".
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
The indignity and grime of poverty, the constant close proximity, the competitive scramble for decreasing amounts of writing time made them hunker defensively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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
Dog poo bags are not the only indignity the famous defensive frontier has to endure.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
He never committed an indignity on her while she washed him.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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In a film full of contrived indignities, this is the most maddening, suggesting that anyone watching the film is no more clever than the “Fossil Fools” audience members.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The indignities apparently did not stop at the club.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
As the number of multimillionaires has grown, so too has the amount of services for high-net-worth individuals looking to avoid the indignities of commercial travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Her agitation grew as she listed the indignities, but then she inhaled and pressed her lips together as if trying to compose herself.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Things Fall Apart
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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