as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
her casualness distressed everyone who took the issue seriously
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Noun
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To win a defamation case, California’s governor must show the statement was not just false, but made knowingly or with reckless disregard for the truth.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2025 -
The recent dismissal of Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, signals a troubling disregard for the importance and neutrality of libraries.—
Linda Johnson,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Tina, as though offended by Lilian’s nonchalance, clicked her tongue and retrieved a Band-Aid from a drawer.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Other works lampoon what poets see as hypocrisy and nonchalance by the warring sides.—
Nalova Akua,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
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“Casualness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casualness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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