superficial
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Speaking on Monday, a spokesman for the IG Metall called Blume's memo "superficial" and said employees were still left in the dark.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
“It all felt so different, superficial and hard,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The fire at Jatiwaringin landfill, Wahyu added, should serve as a stark warning to the central government that this crisis cannot be resolved with emergency responses or superficial solutions.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Historically, a condo inspection was a superficial affair that only evaluated what was wrong within the four walls of an individual unit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The professor told Princesse that she thought I had become distracted by superficial things, such as makeup and clothes.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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