disinterested
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For a team with everything to play for, the Kings looked distracted and disinterested.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
It relied on Dreyer’s ostensibly disinterested advice, which was backed by powerful superior officers with whom he had ingratiated himself, even though a majority of expert gunnery officers unequivocally opposed it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Peter Henriques, an admirer of Washington who has recently published two insightful books on his character, writes that Washington “was not a ‘selfless’ man or one who was simply engaging in disinterested service.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
Shi also defended owners Fosun which has been accused of being disinterested by Wolves supporters.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
“You did it yesterday!” cried Mrs. Frisby, remembering the figures toiling the wire through the grass, remembering how strangely disinterested Dragon had seemed when he saw her.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
Vocabulary lists containing disinterested
The Bluest Eye
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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