as in inattentive
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Adjective
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After two inattentive supervisors leave a group of miners trapped underground following a methane explosion during a Valentine’s Day dance, one miner must cannibalize his deceased comrades to survive until he is freed from the shaft — a week later.—
Brooke Knisley,
Vulture,
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The inconsistency at Adelina extends to its service, with a waitstaff that is generally kind, friendly and accommodating, yet simultaneously inattentive and minimally familiar with the restaurant’s concise menu.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
2 June 2024
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And often, the show falls short of its own peak thanks to an unfocused structure that diffuses much of its message.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Without this baseline of measurement, efforts risk being unfocused or, worse, counterproductive due to lack of direction.—
Hugo Kimber,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Its abstracted scenario is a kind of back to the basics, expressing the sanctity of home, devotion and nature.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The show’s overall environment was more akin to an abstracted living room than a standard runway setup.—
Lauren Vaccaro,
Architectural Digest,
28 Nov. 2024
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Her dad works in the industry, and is largely absent from her life because of it.—
Kayti Burt,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Russia was largely absent from Paris last summer, with only a handful of its athletes qualifying as neutrals.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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It was also found that Texas is the eighth-worst state for distracted driving, per a study from Bader Law.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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State of play: In Iowa, there were 123 deaths and over 8,000 injuries caused by distracted driving from 2019 to 2023 — and this is likely underreported, according to a recent policy brief from the University of Iowa's Injury Prevention Research Center.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
24 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Still, corporate cooking classes with Super Bowl visitors did make up for the lost revenue.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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Proponents of the Build Back Better agenda, in convincing themselves that the hot economy was transformative for workers, appeared oblivious to the genuine concerns of the electorate.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Ella’s younger brother Charlie (Wyatt Earp) sits in the back seat of the run-down car with their golden retriever Rex, mostly oblivious to the tension up front.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Iran has also recognized that Russia, its most important ally outside the Middle East, is so preoccupied with Ukraine that Moscow’s needs outstrip its generosity.—
Ian Bremmer,
TIME,
2 Feb. 2025
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Russia was too preoccupied with waging war in Ukraine to defend Assad.—
Nicole Grajewski,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Inobservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inobservant. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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