inattentive
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Call it the laziness tax: a quiet, regressive wealth transfer from inattentive consumers to the banking system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In Europe, for example, where Musk has said he hopes to win approval for FSD as soon as February, carmakers are mandated to have effective strategies to warn inattentive drivers.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
After all, she’s a household name, which is no small consideration in a state as vast and politically inattentive as California.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Humans are not just inattentive; they are irrational in a profoundly emotional sense.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
Her grown children had left home, and her husband was inattentive, and she was depressed.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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