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If “rinse and repeat” doesn’t work, try the “gray rock” approach: Say and do very little or even nothing in response to any follow-up queries from her.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
What she found was that many of these drifters were tired of doing nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
"The news coming in is truly worrying. However... there is nothing I can actually do about it," Mohadese, a 27-year-old health inspector, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
For someone like myself, who knows next to nothing about climbing, Krakauer powerfully elucidates the pull of a mountain like Everest and the trance-like state in which it ensnares its adversaries.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
The truth is, I couldn’t care less about what my hair looks like; it does nothing to stop the feeling of all the sand embedded in my hair.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The Amalfi also provides an instrument display for the passenger, configured to display vehicle data and telemetry, so lovers can whisper sweet nothings about instantaneous g-loading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Lyrically, she embraces a childlike wonder, shares her vulnerabilities and indulges in sweet nothings — all with the intention of capturing what it means to be a person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
"It's emotionally aggravating to pursue the police. If I don't call them I don't hear anything; if I do, I get sweet nothings," he adds.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
How can these insignificant nothings pass judgment on me, the greatest person who's ever lived, the world's leading expert on everything?
From Salon ● May 28, 2024
Would it come into the world gossiping and nattering on about inconsequential nothings?
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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