ignorance
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In the deluge of emails and comments we have received over the past 24 hours, we were accused of breathless hype, shocking ignorance and peddling what one reader described as “absolute rubbish.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It is alarming that we live in a moment of widespread ignorance that CPS caseworkers, like all fallible government officials, are bound by the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
He said ignorance of the law was not an excuse, but he believed most people riding e-scooters did know they should not be using them on pavements and roads.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Imagine the possibility, through all the strife, anger, ignorance and arrogance, that we might all work together to put country before party.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
“But we don’t know the song of the cave,” I said, looking around at my sisters for confirmation of our ignorance.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing ignorance
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Graduation Gems, 2016
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