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apathy

[ap-uh-thee] / ˈæp ə θi /


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Yet those who work around him say that shouldn’t be confused with apathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Reports cite a range of complicated factors for the restraint, from apathy to technology-induced incapacity.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Hopelessness is meme-ified and circulated online, becoming a form of identity that normalizes apathy.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

If the passion wanes, apathy can set in.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Today in his apathy John stared at them, not seeing; he began to dust them with the exaggerated care of the profoundly preoccupied.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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