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Adjective
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This is not to say Costco shoppers are inattentive.
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The Waffle House waitress said the building’s management was inattentive to a raft of deeper issues, from sewage backups that crept into her bathtub to mold and a malfunctioning air conditioning unit.
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Feeling scattered and unfocused?
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Sometimes that critique is known as a fishing expedition, an unfocused and far-reaching hunt for any possible wrongdoing even if completely unrelated to the case.
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Some rooms have mural-like headboards with abstracted views of Philly neighborhoods or custom light fixtures inspired by Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod experiments.
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As materials pass through hubs like Singapore, their origins often become increasingly abstracted.
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Cristian Javier made the first of his five rehab starts on June 3, meaning the Astros must decide what’s next for the oft-absent right-hander by Friday.
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After largely remaining absent from season 2, Rhys Ifans returns as Alicent's father, who's then promptly beheaded before witnesses in the court.
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Anderson has said the body double acts as a kind of calmer mirror, and that the distracted person feels a quiet pull not to waste the other person’s time.
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As if the sudden influx of orders weren't enough, Carmy also has to contend with feuding employees, a delinquent trainee, a distracted pastry chef, a dearth of giardiniera, and a dry Sharpie.
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On a busy day like July 4, one shack might see two dozen lost kids.
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To make these work in complex environments, users want fewer exceptions, fewer lost assets and fewer human calls to rescue a confused machine.
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In the room next door, Aaresh plays video games with his friend, like any other 12-year-old boy, taking a break from his homework and studying for a French exam, and oblivious to how his parents’ fight could change his life and those of others like him.
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The bear was completely oblivious to this crowd of people screaming and throwing things at it.
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Unfortunately, the actor was a little preoccupied with another franchise.
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If anything, the upper crust have more time to be artistic — less preoccupied with getting a job and making a living.
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“Inobservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inobservant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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