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ignoble

[ig-noh-buhl] / ɪgˈnoʊ bəl /


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Also, he considers it ignoble to ride an elevator down after the climb, as Honnold has said he’ll do.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

“It has these very ignoble beginnings,” said Mark P. Nevitt, a law professor at Emory University and one of the country’s foremost experts on the statute.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2025

Until the events of “Through the Valley,” the second “The Last of Us” episode of Season 2, the Stark paterfamilias' ignoble demise was the most agonizing turn of all.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2025

In the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament, opposition MP Derek O'Brien was suspended for "ignoble conduct" after he shouted slogans demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2023

Clara and her sister had saved the theater from an ignoble death at the hands of time and developers...with a bit of help.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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