ignominious
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Tesla stock is trying to stop an ignominious streak on Friday.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 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
During his straight-set Australian Open win over Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp on Saturday - his 400th Grand Slam victory - Djokovic smacked another ball away from the court and risked a further ignominious default.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
He was then fired from that next job in famously ignominious fashion: at LAX airport, at 3 a.m., while the team bus pulled away without him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
The punishment seemed to me in a high degree ignominious, especially for so great a girl—she looked thirteen or upwards.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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