blithely
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As the production fell further and further behind schedule, Mr. Pallenberg frantically rewrote the ending, blithely confessing that he tinkered around with killing off this or that character as the mood struck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
One thinks of the citizens of Buffy’s Sunnydale, blithely going about their business, not moving away despite being located on a Hellmouth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
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
I have never understood how people can blithely disregard the damage they do by following their hearts.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Vocabulary lists containing blithely
Animal Farm
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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