ignorant
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Gilead’s future hangs on whether the Plums remain ignorant and compliant, as does the story of “The Testaments.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Often, they "are ignorant of the history" of French colonisation -- even their ban on speaking native Ivorian languages in schools, he added.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
He added that ''it is unfortunate that many of you, despite having access to smartphones and the internet, still choose to remain ignorant''.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Eager to protect their own profession, male practitioners—from physicians to male midwives—portrayed women as ignorant and sure to do harm or, conversely, possessed of “dangerous” knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
When I was twelve and a half, I learned some more from Jacque, who wasn’t as ignorant as I was.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing ignorant
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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"Easter, 1916" by W.B. Yeats
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