inattentive
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Only the truly inattentive will be shocked that complications ensue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
Jurors ultimately decided that Penny was not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, which “involves causing someone's death by acting in a manner that was reckless, inattentive, or careless.”
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024
Both conditions can make a child seem disorganized or inattentive; in the case of NVLD, it’s because they don’t understand the assignment being discussed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 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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