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indifference

[in-dif-er-uhns, -dif-ruhns] / ɪnˈdɪf ər əns, -ˈdɪf rəns /


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"This atrocity cannot be justified, cannot be concealed, and must not be met with silence and indifference," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Her dissent exemplifies her belief that law should be a refuge for those who, like Reed, seek to escape the abuses of power and indifference that often play out in capital cases.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Before long, the band was playing in New York, rubbing shoulders with Patti Smith, Talking Heads and Blondie at CBGBs and shaking punks out of their contemptuous indifference.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Across three design generations, the Crosstrek’s interiors have been crime scenes of indifference, with dated electronics, deprived material comforts and generic style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

They need only racial indifference, as Martin Luther King Jr. warned more than forty-five years ago.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander