as in impassively
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But Jen remains utterly unmoved, staring impassively as Whitney, who seems truly blindsided, starts to lose her mind a little bit.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Whitehill, a former justice on Texas’ Fifth Court of Appeals, at times listened impassively, but on several occasions pushed back at attorneys on both sides.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Not the typical tacky amusement park with cigarette-smoking carnies indifferently pulling the levers on rides battered from being hauled from place to place.—
Mark Lane,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Whenever official institutions are unavailable, fail, or move too slowly, too bureaucratically, or too indifferently, people turn to each other.—
Shelly Sitton-Tygielski,
Time,
25 Mar. 2026
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That tension is swatted at in the film, but only perfunctorily.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Aloofly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloofly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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