insensitive

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It is naturally insensitive to polarization, highly stable, and allows waveguides to be written in three dimensions with minimal signal loss.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Over the years, “Here Lies Love” has been criticized as insensitive to the Filipino community in its perceived glamorization of Imelda and minimization of the atrocities committed by the Marcos regime.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Markets remain acutely insensitive to policy risks, which could be a major risk itself over the coming months.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Former X Factor contestant and mental health advocate Katie Waissel described the video as "triggering, insensitive and frankly reckless to push out as 'entertainment'".

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Or they were chips from imaginary skeletons; lost virgin souls; pieces of pretty, insensitive ice; their loveliness an untouchable joke.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols