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disinterest

[dis-in-ter-ist, -trist] / dɪsˈɪn tər ɪst, -trɪst /




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Senate Majority Leader John Thune isn’t concealing his disinterest in what the House is offering, saying that he wants to focus on government funding instead.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

Duchamp’s seeming disinterest often revealed itself to be something far more venomous, as when he fantasized about a nihilistic readymade: “Use a Rembrandt as an ironing board.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Hanks said the cast related to the storyline because they had all "met that disinterest" of young people who "look down at their phone, look up, look down, look up".

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

“It’s not out of disinterest on our part,” Hall adds — a slight caveat.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2026

She raised her hands above her head, her face a mask of disinterest and quiet rage.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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