coldly
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Karina initially approached BioTexCom to be a surrogate but chose not to proceed with the clinic, feeling they had treated her coldly in initial appointments with them.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
It’ll be purely sensational, purely prurient, even as it coldly rips through reputations, jobs and legacies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
But something broke her — nearly every character here is broken, it’s a virtual trauma convention — and now she is the coldly efficient power behind what is meant to resemble a government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
“We’re not rodeo people,” my mother coldly informed me.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
“Thank you, Coraline,” said the other mother coldly, and her voice did not just come from her mouth.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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