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What a contrast with the humiliating scene that played out in the Oval Office in February 2025, when Mr. Zelenskyy, hat in hand, was belittled as a tiresome ingrate by U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance – even denied the luncheon that had been on the agenda.
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Howard Lafranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 May 2026
There is no sillier narrative in sports, certainly not around here, than this one: Yankee fans are spoiled and entitled ingrates who don’t appreciate the fact that their team never has a losing season.
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
In the same way, the meeting with Zelensky in late February seemed designed to cast the Ukrainian president as an ingrate and to lay the groundwork for a withdrawal, or at least significant reduction, of U.S. aid as Kyiv tries to rebuff the Russian invasion that began in February 2022.
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Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
21 May 2025
The hideously fickle Lydia slaps Janine across the face for being an ingrate.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2025
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Howard Lafranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 May 2026
There is no sillier narrative in sports, certainly not around here, than this one: Yankee fans are spoiled and entitled ingrates who don’t appreciate the fact that their team never has a losing season.
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
In the same way, the meeting with Zelensky in late February seemed designed to cast the Ukrainian president as an ingrate and to lay the groundwork for a withdrawal, or at least significant reduction, of U.S. aid as Kyiv tries to rebuff the Russian invasion that began in February 2022.
—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
21 May 2025
The hideously fickle Lydia slaps Janine across the face for being an ingrate.
—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Ingrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingrate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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ingrate
noun
in·grate
ˈin-ˌgrāt 
: an ungrateful person
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