callous
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“The victims of the suspect Central officers took into custody will be impacted by his callous acts for a very long time,” Muniz said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
"Your wicked and callous acts have had a devastating and divisive effect on Dawn's family and your own," the judge told him.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
The late French queen is best known for her supposedly callous, clueless, privileged suggestion that if the peasants couldn’t get enough bread, they should eat cake instead.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026
The press corps has a job to do, but observers say its presence and callous pursuit of images that will sell can make immigrants feel dehumanized.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025
It was callous to have thrown her army-officer lover in his face like that, even if she did not feel the same way about him.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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