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By then, no official blacklist existed but she was routinely assailed by right wingers as a treasonous ingrate and tool of Hanoi.
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Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Why would a company bother to invest in innovation, or even to train workers in specialized skills, if those ingrates could walk that knowledge out the door?
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2023
To these ingrates, the Trump administration has sent a straightforward message: you will no longer be allowed to play the United States for a sucker.
—Randall Schweller, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
The violent ingrates stole the man’s phone and hopped out of the car.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
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Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Why would a company bother to invest in innovation, or even to train workers in specialized skills, if those ingrates could walk that knowledge out the door?
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2023
To these ingrates, the Trump administration has sent a straightforward message: you will no longer be allowed to play the United States for a sucker.
—Randall Schweller, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
The violent ingrates stole the man’s phone and hopped out of the car.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Ingrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingrate. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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ingrate
noun
in·grate
ˈin-ˌgrāt 
: an ungrateful person
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