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a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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Pro-democracy advocates all over the world watched with disappointment and alarm as Trump took the former course, plumbing the depths of bigotry and fear, and vowing to take vengeance.
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Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Hanks’s natural likability attacked that bigotry directly, and for that the performance remains incredibly meaningful.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
When bigotry takes root, what follows is a breakdown in the social contract that binds us as a nation.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Here was an international superstar transcending all manner of social and cultural bigotry while maintaining a raging habit.
—Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
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Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Hanks’s natural likability attacked that bigotry directly, and for that the performance remains incredibly meaningful.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
When bigotry takes root, what follows is a breakdown in the social contract that binds us as a nation.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Here was an international superstar transcending all manner of social and cultural bigotry while maintaining a raging habit.
—Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigotry. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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bigotry
noun
big·ot·ry
ˈbig-ə-trē 
plural bigotries
1
: the state of mind of a bigot
2
: behavior or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
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