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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

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

His daughter-in-law Linda Kirkland, a former accountant, said this was "the final indignity".

From BBC Apr. 5, 2026

“Goodbye June” mulls over the beauty of life and the indignity of death, but never fully engages with either facet of our relatively short existence.

From Salon Jan. 1, 2026

Then he took the lines in his hands; he freed them from the rocks and the figure from the wind's indignity.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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

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

Their ordinary days, the digital indignities they’ve borne, that’s where Verbinski really gets mean.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2026

Primary thoroughfares have a way of persisting through the indignities of time—though Manhattan Island has been entirely resurfaced by human hands, the old Indian trail through it persists as Broadway.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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