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absent-minded

[ab-suhnt-mahyn-did] / ˈæb səntˈmaɪn dɪd /


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Smith conformed to the type of the absent-minded professor, but he was worldly enough to unmask the East India Co., a hybrid sovereign ruler and monopolistic business enterprise, as a misgoverned money pit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Many women talk about having "pregnancy brain" or "baby brain", to describe feeling forgetful, absent-minded or having brain fog.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2024

Shoot, today he was just in there and we didn’t have a good practice on offense, and some of the guys I think were a little bit absent-minded on practice.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2023

Musgrove and catcher Austin Nola were among five absent-minded Padres who mistakenly headed toward the dugout with two outs.

From Washington Times May 14, 2023

Domingo Montoya was funny-looking and crotchety and impatient and absent-minded and never smiled.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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