oblivious
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No. But like the books it makes clear the well-founded fear that settlers had about the Native Americans around them, and the oblivious attitude of the pioneers toward the people they were displacing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Their first game is against Haiti, but some of the Tartan Army have arrived to be greeted by Americans who are oblivious to the reason they are here.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
And she adds: “The court’s apparently oblivious insistence to the contrary today cannot be squared with what Callais said on its face just over one month ago.”
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Other firefighters, the claim alleges, were on duty inside the building the entire time — apparently oblivious.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
He pretended to be in conversation, while the donkey, on weary feet, seemed completely oblivious.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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