devoid

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On Thursday morning, traffic was already backed up on stretches of the Pacific Coast Highway before sunrise and the sidewalks along Wilshire Boulevard were no more devoid of pedestrians than is typical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Interacting with an accountant can make you feel uneasy if you grew up in a household devoid of money talk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

It is a passage of play devoid of Bob.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

During that era at least, Fischer said Lucas and Coppola seemed ”completely devoid of any self-awareness.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Then in a flat voice devoid of any emotion, she read, “Your loving husband, Nat-Bat-Cuddly-Wuddly-Cat.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan