indignity
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For generations, the 103-year-old Catholic parish has been a beacon of solace and resistance for residents angry about the latest indignity to befall the historic heart of Latino Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
It was even more of an indignity because Haley lived in and around Knoxville, Tennessee, for long periods of his life.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
The Angels’ ultimate indignity is its own hometown newspaper doesn’t regard it highly enough to staff its games with a full-time writer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Even a draw would ensure they do not suffer the indignity of a clean sweep – England have been beaten 5-0 on three previous Ashes tours.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
What new indignity would they think of to subject her to?
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Mavromatis said she endured a slate of other indignities such as being told by Donaldson that she “would only participate in her video shoot if she brought him a beer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Many of us were the Success Daughters who had grown up hearing that we could be anything we wanted, only to encounter barriers and indignities we hadn’t been told existed.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
They accept the indignities of age as they accept everything, with unblinking eyes and a saving humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
It is a great challenge to pay sustained attention to any one of the onslaught of moral or legal indignities unfolding in this moment.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025
This is another one of the indignities of prison.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing indignity
Things Fall Apart
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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