ignorant
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But it’s also a show with a sound bite archive spanning decades which includes such hits as “Jane, you ignorant slut,” from a late-’70s “Weekend Update” sketch starring Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
"When I detected a little lump on my testicle... I was just ignorant of my own health - I just thought I'll get on with it," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
On the merits, even for Mr. Trump, his stand is ignorant, uninformed, profoundly careless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
In 2026, Rushdie said violence is the tool of "the unscrupulous using the ignorant" to attack culture.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“He has made me so happy,” said she, one evening, “by telling me that he was totally ignorant of my being in town last spring! I had not believed it possible.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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"Easter, 1916" by W.B. Yeats
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