disinterest

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Recent Examples of disinterest The novel’s lack of interest in what’s going on inside its characters’ phones becomes indistinguishable from a disinterest in what’s happening in their minds. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 This was followed by Great Britain, which had 42 percent expressing disinterest. Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 That led to many unearthing comments Pulisic made prior to the tournament, which portray relative disinterest in the sporting world’s biggest event. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026 Whether due to injury, unavailability to pitch or general disinterest, some players will be replaced. The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for disinterest
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Noun
  • After decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader nonalignment with major powers, Sweden joined NATO in 2024 as the trans-Atlantic military alliance’s 32nd member.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The organization also recommended IU adopt a stronger institutional neutrality statement, which is a policy where leaders pledge to not take a position on social and political issues.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Fielder and Oppenheim have created a fascinating portrait of a relationship, decimating notions of objectivity in documentary while also interrogating the limits of fiction.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than striving for some impossible degree of objectivity, Grossman and Herr embraced their own subjectivities.
    Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
    Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
    Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
Noun
  • Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026

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“Disinterest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterest. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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