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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

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

He remembers Archerd’s nonchalance on learning the good news.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

“Why you want more children, Tessie?” she had asked with studied nonchalance.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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