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obliviousness

[uh-bliv-ee-uhs-nis] / əˈblɪv i əs nɪs /




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Pigossi’s self-obsessed novelist, however, is perfectly pitched in his all-around obliviousness.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

Someday this chapter may be viewed as fascinating for its obliviousness and, from a public relations standpoint, its recklessness.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2023

Throughout the book, Guns skewers the obliviousness of the privileged.

From Washington Post Feb. 28, 2023

“I don’t think I’ll ever be able to approach a project with that kind of obliviousness, because there will always be a slight expectation and pressure now.”

From Seattle Times Dec. 16, 2022

“It is the obliviousness of our children that saves us.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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