inattentive
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In Europe, for example, where Musk has said he hopes to win approval for FSD as soon as February, carmakers are mandated to have effective strategies to warn inattentive drivers.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
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
“If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress, and Assemblies, judges and governors shall all become wolves,” President Thomas Jefferson said of the dangers of an uniformed electorate.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
And she was slicing with such a ferocity, seemingly inattentive to her sharp cleaver, that I was afraid her fingertips would become one of the ingredients of the red-cooked eggplant and shredded pork dish.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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