indignity
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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
Dog poo bags are not the only indignity the famous defensive frontier has to endure.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
You can call that depressing, or an indignity, or a simple fact.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
What new indignity would they think of to subject her to?
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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
So going back nearly 60 years, the late Mr. Flint has been left to quietly suffer the indignities of desecration and abandonment, but for temporary intervention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 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
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
Vocabulary lists containing indignity
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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