as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
an alarming indifference toward the well-being of his own children
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That professed confidence in each’s own instincts and indifference to most dissident opinions is how both led the country and made some pretty colossal missteps.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Behind him, at eighty, were sixty years of distinguished service to his party; before him, a sea of indifference.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
While many Americans reacted with horror to the brutal shooting, others responded with indifference or callousness, citing their negative experiences with health insurance companies.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Parent UnitedHealth Group's plummeting market value this week suggests investors fear a regulatory crackdown in response to the public outcry over coverage denials and corporate indifference.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Behind him, at eighty, were sixty years of distinguished service to his party; before him, a sea of indifference.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
While many Americans reacted with horror to the brutal shooting, others responded with indifference or callousness, citing their negative experiences with health insurance companies.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Parent UnitedHealth Group's plummeting market value this week suggests investors fear a regulatory crackdown in response to the public outcry over coverage denials and corporate indifference.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Indifference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indifference. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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