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blithely

[blahyth-lee, blahyth-lee] / ˈblaɪð li, ˈblaɪθ li /






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Today — April 1st — we imagine, with our tongues blithely thrust deep into our cheeks, just how far wellness trends could go in 2026.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Hoecker says cutting jobs also signals to stock market investors worried about the "real and huge" cost of AI development that executives are not blithely writing blank cheques.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

He got an extra 3% out of Sarnoff in part by blithely insisting that he would still leave for a long-planned vacation, incommunicado, before the deal was cinched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

When asked by ABC News’ Mary Bruce about the propriety of hosting the prince, the president blithely dismissed the concern.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

The power of life and death cannot be handed out blithely, but only with stoic and weighty reserve.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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