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The problem of institutions of higher education churning out not godly patriots, but decadent ingrates, has been with us for a very long time.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
By then, no official blacklist existed but she was routinely assailed by right wingers as a treasonous ingrate and tool of Hanoi.
—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
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
By then, no official blacklist existed but she was routinely assailed by right wingers as a treasonous ingrate and tool of Hanoi.
—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
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“Ingrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingrate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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ingrate
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in·grate
ˈin-ˌgrāt 
: an ungrateful person
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