callous
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I don’t want to sound callous, but as events turned out, he never needed the higher benefit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
As prediction markets boom and a new wildfire season begins, fire survivors and ethicists say that the betting encourages and rewards callous thinking—and dangerous behavior, too.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Britt Eastland has his own, notably different, understanding of those days in which the Eastlands were not callous but heroic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Speaking after the verdicts were announced, Det Ch Insp Emma Smith from Northumbria Police said Hall was a "callous calculating sexual predator".
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
The city seemed coldhearted to her—merchants were ruthless in their dealings and masters callous to their servants, and all called her naive when she objected.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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