as in inattentive
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Adjective
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Over the years, Trong and his allies have promoted an image of the United States as evil and inattentive to Hanoi’s needs.—
David Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
29 June 2015 -
An inattentive public might simply see a Washington melee—the disrupters against the bureaucrats.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Right Focus: Identifying High-Impact Applications AI can address some of education’s most persistent challenges, but its effectiveness is often diluted by broad, unfocused experimentation.—
Sidhant Bendre,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Fury of the Gods' Like the first movie, but unfocused and charmless.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The invaluable bond between artist and muse is exemplified by their abstracted slumbering embrace, her nude form dominating our gaze as her rosy flesh juxtaposes with the jade-sage background.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Mitchell was absent from Thursday's floor session where the vote to expel Eichorn would have taken place.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Similarly, absent a narrow exception, FBAR duties arise for a U.S. beneficiary who has a greater than 50 percent present beneficial interest in the assets or income of the trust for the calendar year.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Who remembers the 2005 headline-making story of how Banksy snuck a painting into the Metropolitan Museum of Art disguised with a fake beard and trench coat, while two accomplices argued with a distracted security guard?—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ivy seemed slightly distracted by Gable’s sudden appearance, which allowed Dakota Kai to open with a flurry of offense.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These inefficiencies take their toll in the form of lost strategic opportunities.—
Alex Saric,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Nordic nations, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, ranked in the top 10 countries and were among the top places for expected and actual return of lost wallets, the report said.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Fifty-three and childless when the foundation opened its doors, Barnes was not oblivious to the need to arrange its future beyond his lifetime.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Best’s dive buddy Pascal was diving underwater, oblivious to the danger.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Washington became preoccupied with what Vindman calls an improbable worst-case scenario — that Moscow would make good on threats to go nuclear — and sent Ukraine insufficient arms.—
Neil MacFarquhar,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The rebels may be seeking to capitalize on a weakened government whose key allies are heavily preoccupied with other conflicts.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
30 Nov. 2024
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“Inobservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inobservant. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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