disinterested
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Asked about that description, Sir Philip said: "The word I would use is disinterested."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
For a team with everything to play for, the Kings looked distracted and disinterested.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
While his interviewees are hardly disinterested observers, several persistent themes emerge from their comments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Private equity, hedge funds, venture capital: For ambitious and high-functioning individuals, making morally disinterested, data-driven strategic decisions is the most obvious path to wealth and status.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025
It was clear that the receptionist, however polite, was disinterested and wished Claire would leave.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing disinterested
The Bluest Eye
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Commonly Confused Words, List 3
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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