blithely
Example Sentences
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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
In a feat that would become an instant legend, the captain blithely sails the ship into dock, then backs her into her berth while still under sail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
But this isn’t to say that workers of any age should blithely assume they’ll be immune to job eliminations due to AI.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025
Mahan used to blithely toss things in his grocery cart.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025
That was what everyone saw—like an audience at the theater, blithely unaware that backstage the actors were playing out a darker drama.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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