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I call this process catastrophic gradualism: the small, almost insensible accumulation of evils, fairly minor in their individual character, but which when considered whole, inspire a pervasive feeling of dread.

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But the Cylinder Sling by Building Block flirts with such attitude without becoming rude or insensible.

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"The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, passed in 1958, requires all animals be 'rendered insensible to pain' before being shackled or killed — all animals except for poultry," she notes.

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I would just add one corrective, it wasn't just enslaved Black women, it was that all Black people were insensible to pain.

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The novel positions him as insensible to agendas, hopelessly subject to the whims of the altruistic and the cruel.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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