indifference
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But the real danger is indifference—and indifference is a product of not permitting oneself to turn away in reflection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Leo has repeatedly denounced ongoing global conflicts in recent weeks, using a series of Holy Week addresses to warn against what he has described as a growing indifference to war and suffering.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“You don’t need to use them — you just need to wear them,” a civil servant says, capturing the government’s one-size-fits-all indifference.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Her dissent exemplifies her belief that law should be a refuge for those who, like Reed, seek to escape the abuses of power and indifference that often play out in capital cases.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
This was said with a careless, abstracted indifference, which showed that my solicitude was, at least in his opinion, wholly superfluous.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Vocabulary lists containing indifference
A Raisin in the Sun
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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Hamilton
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