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Adjective
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Investigators found many of the crashes involved inattentive drivers, some of whom appeared to mistakenly assume the driver-assistance technology functioned as fully autonomous driving.—
Martina Di Licosa,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026 -
The Kodiak Driver achieved perfect scores of 100 in inattentive driving, high-risk driving and traffic violations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The feeling was unfamiliar, since my usual mental coordinates place me somewhere in the proximate future, a locus of anticipation and, all too often, unfocused worry.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Giants will continue to count on defensive improvement from Heliot Ramos, who was an unfocused mess in left field last year — a goal that is more attainable now that a premium center fielder will be flanking Ramos to his left.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Once solar time in Greenwich had been carried, night and day, around the spinning globe, time became highly abstracted, cut away from its animal home so as to be more easily figured both geologically and evolutionarily.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The invaluable bond between artist and muse is exemplified by their abstracted slumbering embrace, her nude form dominating our gaze as her rosy flesh juxtaposes with the jade-sage background.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Due to Tom’s disappearance, Claflin is largely absent outside of flashbacks that show the couple’s meet-cute in Jordan, where Alice was digging for artifacts and Tom distributed vaccines for a pro-refugee NGO called SOS Global.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Scientists agree that, absent intervention, Thwaites’s retreat will accelerate within the next century and the glacier will eventually collapse.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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An out of shape owl emerged, followed by jealous girlfriend owl and the ADHD-riddled owl, who is far too distracted to hoot.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The annual report focused on seat belt usage, impaired driving, driving distracted, speeding, motorcycle driving and young drivers.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Pine could also be characterized as a lost boy trying to find a center.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Darnold’s 20 turnovers, including six lost fumbles, led the NFL in the regular season.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Emma was oblivious to the cars, the don’t-walk signs, even the cold on this windy, 34-degree afternoon.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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As Kelly belted out the chorus, the oblivious driver made easy conversation about his lunch plans, calling in a hibachi order mid-ride.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Across multiple studies, the participants who disclosed their vulnerabilities became preoccupied with how they were perceived afterward.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The organization aims to bring together lovers of men’s fashion and tailoring, to promote more elevated dressing to the public, particularly those who have become preoccupied with athleisure, organizers say.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Inobservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inobservant. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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