absent-minded
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Many women talk about having "pregnancy brain" or "baby brain", to describe feeling forgetful, absent-minded or having brain fog.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
THE FACTS: The European airport confirmed it does not have a desk for absent-minded holiday makers who set out for Sydney but wind up thousands of miles away in Salzburg.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
Musgrove and catcher Austin Nola were among five absent-minded Padres who mistakenly headed toward the dugout with two outs.
From Washington Times • May 14, 2023
Gallerists and museum curators must strike a balance between making works accessible and protecting them from a well-meaning, but perhaps absent-minded, public.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2023
Mrs. Glass, who had resumed staring at the blue bathmat, gave an absent-minded nod at this “fair warning.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
