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Adjective
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Tips for riders Be prepared for inattentive drivers by staying focused on riding and keeping your speed in check.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025 -
The remark was striking in its directness and suggested the pilot may have been inattentive at a critical moment.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Nittany Lions looked unfocused and distracted in a 22-21 loss to Northwestern at Beaver Stadium.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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Longevity medicine itself is a somewhat unfocused term.—
Lara Setrakian,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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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
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The Department of Public Instruction routinely gathers and publishes data on other potential signs of student harm, such as how often students are chronically absent, experience homelessness or feel unsafe at school — but not the frequency of educator misconduct.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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However, The Rock has been absent from WWE for quite some time since that surprising moment.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The main culprits are well known – speeding, alcohol, distracted driving, and the simple failure to wear a seatbelt.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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While Polarity, Greg, Sam, and Jordan keep Cipher distracted, Emma, Cate, and Annabeth go looking for her.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For the third straight year, the Cincinnati Bengals are in the midst of what looks like a lost season.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Warner played all 17 games for the 49ers last year amid a lost season, including 13 games after fracturing his ankle.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This is not to say that Woody was oblivious to my problems.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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In terms of emotions, these Red Sox — and a goodly number of their fans — are just doing their thing, seemingly oblivious of the Yankees.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That’s a pattern that so far defies logic, and everyone seems too preoccupied by other dramas to make the connection.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Signs of life from defensive sectors and consumer cyclicals wobbling might suggest the market is more preoccupied with near-term downside macroeconomic risk, as we likely are headed into a government shutdown and an official-data vacuum.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Inobservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inobservant. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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