disinterested
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That disinterested and dialectical turn of mind animated his poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
She became lethargic, dehydrated and disinterested in food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Yass is no disinterested party — according to Forbes, he’s worth $67.4 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 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
I hadn’t expected her to be enthusiastic, but I also hadn’t thought she’d seem so disinterested.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing disinterested
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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