as in unemotional
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Adjective
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That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025 -
He is learned, frail, accomplished, absent, selfish and unemotional.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By Strong’s uniquely high standards, her outing against Creighton was fairly unimpressive.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Do the Raptors, who entered Thursday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls with a 30-22 record but an unimpressive point differential and facing as difficult a remaining schedule as any team in the Eastern Conference, seem close enough to actual contention to justify that sort of move?—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Senate Bill 1277 would cut text limiting what counts as an ADU, essentially allowing detached ADUs with the same consideration as apartments inside a home.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yes, all of these songs coast primarily on vibes—Joji’s delivery remains detached and clinical throughout—but at least the vibes are compelling.—
Mehan Jayasuriya,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Rather than making a dispassionate case against the idea that the country was founded to enslave Africans, MAGA is taking down plaques commemorating basic facts, such as Washington’s slaveholding.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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An ordinary bettor may be guided by team loyalty, intuition, or emotion—Walters was governed by dispassionate information.—
Dan Piepenbring,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Unaffecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffecting. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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