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unobtrusive

[uhn-uhb-troo-siv] / ˌʌn əbˈtru sɪv /


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The newly designed white French loudspeakers suspended over the Bowl stage along with ground-level white cubes of super-effective subwoofers have clean, unobtrusive lines that well fit the shell.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

The idea is that computing will be ambient but unobtrusive, there when you need it, but not when you don’t.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Mr. Hanks provides introductions and closing comments to each episode; his narration throughout is unobtrusive and very low-key, unlike a few of the experts who populate the space lying between the historical footage and photographs.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

The nature of the camera in Meta's glasses can be so unobtrusive that even their wearers have been caught off guard by what and when they're recording, and where those recordings are going.

From BBC May 13, 2026

She tried, as always, to keep her typing unobtrusive, so Reggie wouldn’t get distracted.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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