as in unemotional
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Adjective
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While Clark was prone to long, unwieldy answers to questions, Meyer is pretty concise and unemotional in his responses.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
22 Feb. 2026 -
The reason why is that all of their star players behaved like Aztec alumnus Kawhi Leonard: unemotional, robotic freaks who do not care about anything other than basketball.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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After a short stint in the SEC Tournament, losing to Oklahoma in unimpressive fashion, the Aggies (21-10, 11-7) still secured their spot in the South Region in the upcoming national tournament.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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However, fruit trees that are growing slowly or that produce unimpressive harvests may need fertilizer from time to time to boost their growth and enhance fruiting and flowering.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
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By one estimate, fewer than a quarter of the residential areas in many cities allow anything other than detached single-family homes.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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But also, the way that the hospice nurses are so compassionate and calm and present, but at the same time detached.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beginning in December, the Los Angeles Times has published revelations about how politics has intruded on a supposedly dispassionate report on the fire department’s wildfire responses.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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The dispassionate stranger on the phone inquiring how a citizen intended to vote—and why—is one of those institutions.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Unaffecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffecting. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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