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Super-sized Opportunities Workplace crises can be proactively prevented (or eventually explained) by tackling incentives, incompetence and indifference with stewardship, capability and care.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025 -
Causing a Stink After asking the dog's owner, Rick, to address the issue, the original poster (OP) was met with indifference.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
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But the other pole, blithe unconcern, carries its own dangers.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Minerals like calcium and magnesium can cling to the surface over time, especially in areas with high water hardness.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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Generally speaking, high-quality Western knives have 59-62 HRC, a measurement of the hardness of materials, whereas Japanese knives’ HRC ranges from 60 to 65.—
Akiko Katayama,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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As to these particular colleagues, Miss Manners would have no trouble treating them with a professional aloofness.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2025
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Hogan was known for his intense focus, privacy, and aloofness.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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“Stiffness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiffness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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