inattentive
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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
Jurors ultimately decided that Penny was not guilty of criminally negligent homicide, which “involves causing someone's death by acting in a manner that was reckless, inattentive, or careless.”
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024
Athletes and entertainers lose money because they’re inattentive, make risky investments and overspend on loved ones and expensive toys, financial experts say.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024
“If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress, and Assemblies, judges and governors shall all become wolves,” President Thomas Jefferson said of the dangers of an uniformed electorate.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
Her grown children had left home, and her husband was inattentive, and she was depressed.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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