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ignominious

[ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs] / ˌɪg nəˈmɪn i əs /




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Tesla stock is trying to stop an ignominious streak on Friday.

From Barron's Mar. 29, 2026

Judge, at the plate as the tying run in the bottom of the ninth, struck out to seal the ignominious defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

The ignominious honor for highest sugar level goes to the large caramel crème frozen coffee, which features a whopping 172 grams, 160 of them non-naturally-occurring sweeteners.

From Slate Mar. 5, 2026

Zahawi called his mistakes careless, but it brought his ministerial career to an ignominious end.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

If I hadn’t failed that IQ test I wouldn’t be reduced to this ignominious task with its attendant emotional by-products.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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