ignorance
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Counting to three and closing your eyes is all it takes to wipe the ovine memory clean and return to a state of blissful ignorance.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
"Prejudice is based on ignorance," Frank told The Boston Globe in 2011, as he prepared for retirement.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
On the hard-news side, she bungled big moments like an interview with Vladimir Putin, who batted away her questions about 2016 election meddling with an exasperated performance of ignorance.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
“Why now?” is just a more palatable version of “lying slut,” a question based on ignorance about how trauma — and society — works.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“The world went in ignorance of one of the gravest dangers that ever threatened the human race.”
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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