uncaring
adjective
un·car·ing
ˌən-ˈker-iŋ 
: lacking proper sympathy, concern, or interest
a cold and uncaring manner/attitude/person
an uncaring [=apathetic] attitude toward schoolwork
uncaringly
adverb
uncaringness
noun
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This urgent and necessary documentary makes plain the obvious evil of an uncaring government that insists on gaining full control of the bodies of its people, unmoved by the pain that follows.
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Jourdain Searles, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Well, Reg would have said that the real athletes were the tiny cohort of humans who subjected themselves to ferrets being put in this uncaring and potentially cruel situation.
—Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
And yet all too often, governments have refused to fix them, whether because powerful economic interests benefit from cheap labor or because officials fear appearing uncaring or xenophobic.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
Lately, she’s started taking steps to protect herself from the heat — and uncaring employers.
—Niko Kommenda, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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Jourdain Searles, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Well, Reg would have said that the real athletes were the tiny cohort of humans who subjected themselves to ferrets being put in this uncaring and potentially cruel situation.
—Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
And yet all too often, governments have refused to fix them, whether because powerful economic interests benefit from cheap labor or because officials fear appearing uncaring or xenophobic.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
Lately, she’s started taking steps to protect herself from the heat — and uncaring employers.
—Niko Kommenda, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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“Uncaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncaring. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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