as in inattentive
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Adjective
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The inconsistency at Adelina extends to its service, with a waitstaff that is generally kind, friendly and accommodating, yet simultaneously inattentive and minimally familiar with the restaurant’s concise menu.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
2 June 2024 -
President Bill Clinton was relatively inattentive to Asia at the beginning of his administration but later revitalized the U.S.-Japanese alliance and stabilized U.S.-Chinese ties, notably by negotiating China’s accession to the World Trade Organization.—
Michael J. Green,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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From Patti Wood: Was Trump Struggling to Read Prompters? Just before swearing in, Trump looked very tired, bored, and unfocused.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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After opening the game disjointed and unfocused, the Trojans chipped away at a double-digit deficit and got close before their rally was ultimately thwarted.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Its abstracted scenario is a kind of back to the basics, expressing the sanctity of home, devotion and nature.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The show’s overall environment was more akin to an abstracted living room than a standard runway setup.—
Lauren Vaccaro,
Architectural Digest,
28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The main difference is that talc is now absent in its formula to make ashy finishes a thing of the past for deeper skin tones.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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Craig’s name was absent, though, from the BAFTAs Best Actor race—a competition that Stan is a part of.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Canada is now standing behind an emperor who has no clothes and a distracted NATO that is not fully dressed.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Provide Visuals And Strong Calls To Action To capture attention in a busy, distracted world, companies should aim for clear and concise copy and use engaging headlines and bite-sized points to get their messages across.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But Mason and his team honored the sense of lost innocence, the aesthetic attention to darkly psychedelic absurdism, and the adulation for a good Michel Gondry film that lit Malcolm’s brain up.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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Children in the background looked hollow-eyed and lost, unable to meet her gaze.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Such an exalted position also makes a school oblivious to what’s outside the fabled gates, no matter how many scholarships these schools award.—
David Galef/Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some of it is a management team that is way too bullish about its prospects without realizing — or being oblivious to — how poor performing their broader industry is.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The brand is facing an existential crisis, including multiple lawsuits, but the two warring families who own the company seem more preoccupied about a series of petty legal battles.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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But then the rebels seized an opportunity, capitalizing on a weakened government whose key allies are heavily preoccupied with other conflicts.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
9 Dec. 2024
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