offhand
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Offhand, the concept seems to conflict with the stereotypical image of the politician as cold and calculating, with little regard for the feelings of others.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2022
Offhand, Miss Manners cannot think of the word to describe the bond your sons feel, but has no problem with your mentioning them among those who are bereaved.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022
Offhand comments like that did resonate with me.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2022
Offhand, he mentioned to Toombs that he’d seen a similar seaweed selling at a local grocery for close to $60 a pound.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2022
Offhand, I cannot think of any important human disease for which medicine possesses the outright capacity to prevent or cure where the cost of the technology is itself a major problem.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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