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nonchalance

[non-shuh-lahns, non-shuh-lahns, -luhns] / ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑns, ˈnɒn ʃəˌlɑns, -ləns /


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But there’s another argument to investors nonchalance: It is that while the news is loud, none of it is significant enough to change the math on interest rates.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

Marty tosses out the bald-faced lie that his mother died in childbirth with the nonchalance of ordering another coffee, before the orbital pull in the room shifts.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2025

In his later years he paraded his nonchalance: “If you don’t understand it, I’ll just write another one,” he told a reporter of his work.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2025

But to navigate that forest and find a clear solution, one must slash through their hubris with the same nonchalance as an employer slashing you from their payroll.

From Salon Oct. 7, 2025

Then I stepped into the street with a nonchalance copied from characters I had seen in the movies.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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