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Noun
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Our lives are a tenuous balance between living in the world—embracing it—and living in fear of its lethality and indifference.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025 -
Many of the deaths were preventable and due to a combination of staff incompetence and cruel indifference.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
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But the other pole, blithe unconcern, carries its own dangers.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Back then, Viskari had the stoicism to mask failure but did not yet have the tools to process it.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Much of that, according to the report, stems from a medical culture that expects doctors to work around the clock, respond to human suffering with stoicism, perfect their duties, and normalize burnout and inadequate self-care.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Recently, a Dior New York spa esthetician told her to swap out her morning cleanser (turns out, too many stripping ingredients were only making her dryness worse).—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2025
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Retinoids can cause dryness and flaking, but this can be minimized or even prevented altogether when gradually introduced to the skin, starting with lower concentrations.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their apathy is hardly surprising.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Also, don’t mistake your own ignorance & apathy as universal or admirable.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Agbadou has appeared sluggish and careless at the heart of defence, while Andre has lacked his customary composure in midfield.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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And in the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation, Regretting You (10/24), Allison Williams plays Morgan, the mother of a precocious and horny teenager, Clara (Mckenna Grace), who struggles to maintain her composure after the deaths of her husband and sister — who were having an affair.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Governor does not comment on hypotheticals, spokesman says DeWine's reticence on the guard question came a little more than a half hour into a press conference called to announce a new agreement for the state patrol to assist crime-fighting in Cincinnati.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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As a result, no one can be blamed for approaching this latest entry in the multibillion-dollar franchise with reticence.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Stoniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoniness. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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