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Adjective
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Tom Defur, also with the Caldwell Police Department, shared that his daughter was killed in a car crash because of an inattentive driver.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026 -
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
Adjective
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But for being just 38 minutes long (which is pretty short by most podcasting standards), the episode feels unfocused at best.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 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
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Best Supporting Actor winner Sean Penn, absent in London, picked up his first BAFTA win ever for his memorable role as Steven Lockjaw in One Battle , and Wunmi Masoku, although British, was a bit of a surprise as Best Supporting Actress for Sinners.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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Kick You, 2026 BAFTA nominee Rose Byrne plays Linda, a therapist with a child suffering from a chronic gastrointestinal illness, an absent husband, and a literal hole opening up in the ceiling of her home.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2026
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Marylanders would be wise to consider whether the state can endure another four years of a distracted governor.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
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Raymond is the logical second in command and the one who gets frustrated when Godwin becomes more and more distracted.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In Minneapolis alone, the city government now estimates 76,000 residents – or about 20% of the city’s population – have urgent needs in terms of lost wages, food insecurity and an inability to make rent, among other things.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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This memoir is surprisingly open about why that might be, framing the politician as a lost soul always searching for a stable identity.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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Yet, Delgado pressed on, seemingly oblivious to these priorities.—
Kirsten John Foy,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Other times, however, people are simply oblivious about how their honesty will land.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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The delays occurred, in part, because Pilate had become preoccupied with amassing evidence about Roger Golubski that was beyond the scope of McIntyre’s case.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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His Davis, with short dark hair and a beard and a glint of dread in his eye, is edgy and preoccupied, maybe even a bit nervous.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Inobservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inobservant. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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