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callously





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Presumably adhering to Medicare guidelines, they callously discontinued our hospice services.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2025

"He callously and calmly just turned around after. He just walked off as if nothing had happened - that shook me."

From BBC Feb. 12, 2024

In their grief, people should not have to cater to tourists callously snorkeling in the hallowed waters where loved ones so recently died or desperately fought to survive.

From Seattle Times Aug. 21, 2023

One cherry-picked chapter, covering a case where the majority callously reduced an award of punitive damages against an insurance company, is 16 pages long with only three sentences referring to Thomas.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2023

Cruelly, callously, admissions committees agreed to overlook serious academic deficiency.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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