inattentive
adjective
in·at·ten·tive
ˌi-nə-ˈten-tiv 
: not attentive : not paying attention
inattentively
adverb
inattentiveness
noun
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As for Apple Intelligence, being inattentive to disability vis-a-vis accessibility to instead push a juicy, fatalistic narrative about Apple playing catchup isn’t happenstance either.
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Steven Aquino, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In many cases, voters did not even bother to read the names on the ballots, enabling some unscrupulous politicos to use their opponents’ symbols to trick inattentive voters.
—Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
This is particularly true of females with the disorder, whose behavior as children tends to be more inattentive than hyperactive like the stereotypical boy with ADHD.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Such maneuverings were particularly effective in areas where the state’s presence was weak or inattentive.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
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Steven Aquino, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In many cases, voters did not even bother to read the names on the ballots, enabling some unscrupulous politicos to use their opponents’ symbols to trick inattentive voters.
—Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
This is particularly true of females with the disorder, whose behavior as children tends to be more inattentive than hyperactive like the stereotypical boy with ADHD.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Such maneuverings were particularly effective in areas where the state’s presence was weak or inattentive.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Inattentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inattentive. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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inattentive
adjective
in·at·ten·tive
-ˈtent-iv
: not attentive : not paying attention
the student was inattentive in class
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