thick-skinned
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So how do the thick-skinned animals with poor eyesight pull off such delicate tasks?
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
“You have to be thick-skinned in life. You have to support what you believe is correct and true.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Before seeing “The Substance,” I considered myself to be generally thick-skinned about blood and guts.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2024
Natalie, who had treatment for thyroid cancer, says she learnt how to be thick-skinned but it still ruined her experience of dating.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023
We were able to make each other burst with giggling when we did imitations of the thick-skinned preacher.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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