as in indifference
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Noun
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Only a small percentage of college stars will ever play professionally, and an even tinier number will become wealthy, but the fate of the vast majority of student-athletes is a matter of indifference to the predatory NCAA.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025 -
Danes display a curious indifference toward Greenlanders.—
Morten Høi Jensen,
The Dial,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The comedy follows an aspiring gay playwright who — suffering from a summer of writer’s block and apathy in his Encino apartment — embarks on a flamboyant cruise in his imagination, only to discover that his real life is falling apart around him.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Resistance in high-structure organizations doesn’t come from apathy.—
Anton Schneerson,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Adding to the quietude is 51 acres of land, featuring wild turkeys and your own private trails.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
19 June 2025
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The formal complexity and poignant quietude of Jia’s filmmaking haven’t endeared him much to previous Cannes juries, and for some this latest entry, with its dizzying chains of intertextuality, must have seemed imposing to the point of being indecipherable.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Trump’s transactional style, his disdain for multilateralism and his near-total disinterest in Southeast Asia have left regional leaders scrambling for relevance. Malaysia, meanwhile, has been diversifying further from Washington.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Up to this point, AI music has been broadly met with disinterest from the public.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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“Unresponsiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresponsiveness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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