disinterested
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Yass is no disinterested party — according to Forbes, he’s worth $67.4 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Asked about that description, Sir Philip said: "The word I would use is disinterested."
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
The disinterested universe that serves as backdrop to Mr. Diaz’s world imposes no small amount of irony on Magellan’s campaign to convert the natives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Peter Henriques, an admirer of Washington who has recently published two insightful books on his character, writes that Washington “was not a ‘selfless’ man or one who was simply engaging in disinterested service.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
Kino could see them in his mind, slipping along the track, whining a little with eagerness, and behind them, dark and half disinterested, the horseman with the rifle.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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