coldly

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Karina initially approached BioTexCom to be a surrogate but chose not to proceed with the clinic, feeling they had treated her coldly in initial appointments with them.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Arthur’s Bonnie asks desperately whether they’re going to do anything about Joe; Geoff, who is eating Joe’s steak, coldly replies, “Who’s Joe?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

“We’re not rodeo people,” my mother coldly informed me.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

The book traces that saga but also delves into Diane Foley’s dismay over what she portrays as a coldly bureaucratic U.S. government response to her son’s disappearance, two years before his death.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

“I had no idea why Fischer refused to defend his title,” Karpov later said, somewhat coldly.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady