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ungrateful

[uhn-greyt-fuhl] / ʌnˈgreɪt fəl /


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What no one in the diaspora is saying yet, because it feels ungrateful to say, is that exile itself became a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Related: My rude, ungrateful relative gave her lawyer power of attorney — and has lived to regret it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

It was all happening at a time when internally I felt so lucky to be starting a family, and was desperate not to come across as ungrateful.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

But some California leaders see Musk’s stance as ungrateful for the role the state has played in supporting his successes, particularly at Tesla and SpaceX.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

As she walked with her head down, she caught bits of their banter, which seemingly always had to do with sick children or lazy, ungrateful husbands.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini