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

Critics alleged that the team once known for inventive, free-flowing soccer had become coldly clinical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

This temporal blending, far from being a coldly experimental exercise, immerses us in the pure pleasure of storytelling, as light and free as those magical puppet shows Gomes occasionally returns to.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

“We’re not rodeo people,” my mother coldly informed me.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

“Don’t forget to stop at the package store,” said Henry coldly.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt