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bigotry

[big-uh-tree] / ˈbɪg ə tri /


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But Rickey, a devout Methodist, also despised bigotry, which he considered un-Christian.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Before Alphy, past seasons featured arcs about its citizens and vicars confronting bigotry.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

Miller has denied being animated by racism or bigotry.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

The first “Zootopia” was not notable just for funny talking animals but also the fact that the funny animals were talking about bigotry and stereotyping.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

A free concert at the Lincoln Memorial would attract thousands of people, far more than any auditorium could hold, and would send a powerful message of defiance against the injustice of bigotry and racial discrimination.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

As generations of Jews around the world know better than anyone, nationalism often breeds antisemitism and other bigotries.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

Those last two groups are notable because Cohn was himself both Jewish and gay, yet evinced an odd inability to see how the bigotries he cultivated against others like him reflected on himself.

From Salon Oct. 6, 2024

“There is a greater resilience with respect to these kinds of bigotries because of both the destruction of the internet and the the down-sloping direction of civic discourse,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2024

She had an unceasing faith in humankind’s ability to better itself, to shed irrational bigotries, to come together in the pursuit of the greater good.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2020

They echo faithfully the sentiments of a strong, vehement, and indomitable body of Irishmen, who may come to battle for their country better than they ever battled for prejudices or their bigotries.

From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)




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