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unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
most viewers were disgusted by the comments of the talk show's bigoted guest
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Recent Examples of bigoted
In Congo, Tutsis face widespread discrimination and bigoted invective.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Yet again, a spectacular display of deliberate cruelty and organized hatred has damaged our very sense of self and possibility, which had been sustained at least in part by a faith that societies would become less bigoted over time.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Far-right Christian nationalist and white nationalist accounts flooded his post with bigoted memes and rhetoric.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
Another student, who identified herself as Hispanic, claimed Kirk held bigoted views towards Hispanics.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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During this time frame, a narrow, intense lake-effect snow band, only about 10 miles wide, will be capable of thunder, wind gusts near 35 mph and near-zero visibility at its peak.—
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The climb is infamous for its heart-pumping switchbacks and vertiginous jaunt along a narrow sliver of crag.—
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Working-class voters visiting a Reform clubhouse were more likely to find young professionals discussing weighty matters of foreign policy rather than parochial issues like street paving.—
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Looming over the desk is a giant cross made of yardsticks, those famous instruments of parochial-school torment, formed into a set of crosshairs.—
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The Islamic Republic has lost many of its best and brightest to emigration, and the members of the élite who remain are, in general, from a more provincial background.—
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On Saturday afternoon, an explosive drone hit the Aleppo provincial government building shortly after two Cabinet ministers and a local official held a news conference on the developments in the city, state TV said.—
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The Israel-Hamas war rattled campuses and spurred disrespect and intolerant behavior on all sides.—
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And as increasingly militant voices in our culture have joined the ranks, the environment has become even more intolerant.—
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During her June conversation withT Magazine, Copeland remarked on the prejudiced stereotypes that once kept Black dancers off of the most prestigious stages in the world.—
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Mistura Director: Ricardo de Montreuil; Country: Peru | Running Time: 97 minutes A prejudiced woman’s life unravels after her husband leaves her.—
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Even for those who work in international institutions, there could also be a price to pay for an illiberal America.—
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By contrast, Bondi’s vow of wrathful punishment is profoundly illiberal, suggesting a lust for criminal vengeance.—
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Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.—
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The deficient vice of being open-minded is being narrow-minded.—
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“Bigoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigoted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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