inattentive
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Only the truly inattentive will be shocked that complications ensue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
After all, she’s a household name, which is no small consideration in a state as vast and politically inattentive as California.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Humans are not just inattentive; they are irrational in a profoundly emotional sense.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025
A new study calculates that exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood altered the balance of mental health in the U.S. population, making generations of Americans more depressed, anxious and inattentive or hyperactive.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
“But there may be pretty good guessing. He will be a completely gross, vulgar farmer, totally inattentive to appearances, and thinking of nothing but profit and loss.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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