callous

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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

Speaking after the pair were sentenced, Det Ch Insp Stacey Atkinson from West Yorkshire Police condemned the pair's "horrific and truly callous actions".

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

I am, by the average measure, certainly no callous stoic.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

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

Has she already forgotten how terrible Brady’s death was, or is she so callous that she just doesn’t care?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman