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indignant

[in-dig-nuhnt] / ɪnˈdɪg nənt /


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The jewelers victimized by the crime are indignant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

In a sense, the film is a biography of a property—alive, indignant, eager to speak of its own spirits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

"Absolutely not," was his indignant answer to the last question.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

In the piece, Hekker alternates between playful and indignant.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025

Feeling indignant that he was not taken into his tutor’s confidence, he set his wits to work to devise some proper retaliation for the slight.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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