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
If you can be quite thick-skinned and just carry on, then yes, do it.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
“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
He was regarded as thick-skinned and insensitive—even cruel.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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