thick-skinned
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So how do the thick-skinned animals with poor eyesight pull off such delicate tasks?
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
“You have to be thick-skinned in life. You have to support what you believe is correct and true.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
"I'm so thick-skinned to the point where I don't even notice if people are trying to create harm. That's extremely useful in this job."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
Before seeing “The Substance,” I considered myself to be generally thick-skinned about blood and guts.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2024
Men who have been up as often as we have become thick-skinned.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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