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To meet the extraordinary demands of irresponsible operational expenses, the trustees have set the payout at nearly 5.5% every year since 2011 — diminishing future purchasing power to pay for a heedless present.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
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Such moves would transform him from a successful entrepreneur and political adviser into something far more problematic: a billionaire wielding government power for personal gain, heedless of the dire threat to important government institutions and government functions.—
Zachary Karabell,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2025
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To do this, Moments of Space is centered around Tibetan Dzogchen techniques, which emphasises mindfulness over the unconsciousness practice (unmindful thinking and feeling) many other apps focus on.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2024
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Verdugo can continue the virtual Fit Mind program, where LR learned about Cookie Monster’s unmindful eating.—
Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
17 July 2023
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
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But Russians are also considered by their leaders as an unthinking mass that must blindly follow their leader.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2022
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There’s the interest in Britney Spears and pop icons who had been assumed to be vacant, unthinking ingénues.—
Brandon Tensley,
CNN,
23 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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And on the ground in Frankfurt, local airport staff seemed — at least initially — totally unaware of the situation.—
Francesca Street,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration's reversal of Social Security's overpayment policy could significantly strain beneficiaries who are often unaware of the overpayments.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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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
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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 alleged victim was reportedly knocked unconscious from the blow and hospitalized with a skull fracture and brain bleeding.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Stress, previous surgeries, traumatic experiences or even unconscious muscle tensing can also contribute to this pain.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Mangusta has none, and traveling over tar strips and on certain road surfaces is enough to prompt unknowing passengers to inquire with some urgency as to the source of all that noise.—
Car and Driver,
Car and Driver,
13 Jan. 2023
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Now axe-wielding and neck-snapping murderers, the duo have launched into a flesh-seeking rampage, honey-bent on killing not just their former human friend but descending on four unknowing college students staying at home in the woods.—
Abbey White,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Aug. 2022
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“Unheeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unheeding. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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