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blithely

[blahyth-lee, blahyth-lee] / ˈblaɪð li, ˈblaɪθ li /






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Policy elites on both sides of the Atlantic blithely assumed that engagement with the West would lead China to liberalize.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

One thinks of the citizens of Buffy’s Sunnydale, blithely going about their business, not moving away despite being located on a Hellmouth.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

Hoecker says cutting jobs also signals to stock market investors worried about the "real and huge" cost of AI development that executives are not blithely writing blank cheques.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2026

Backed into a corner by the threat of a career-ending scandal—one that would not only undo her but also her blithely trusting editor — Elizabeth agrees to make the fantasy corporeal.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2025

No more now would I blithely say, “Better give me half a dozen of those, Dave. Oh, and I’ll take eight of these—what the heck, make it a dozen. You only live once, eh?”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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