apathetic
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"When people become apathetic, they stop observing the street," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
When people discover a choice was never real, they become apathetic about the ones that are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Investors have become “resilient and apathetic at the same time,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
MacArthur Park is L.A.’s Gloria Swanson — a place long lionized as a former jewel supposedly ruined by waves of newcomers and apathetic politicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Overall, this measure ended up undermining the suffragists, because the low voter turnout suggested that women were apathetic about voting.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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