superficial
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What we may not have realized—us non-historians—is how superficial some of our education has been.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
On a very superficial level, yes, it's true that James Hunt had more total control of his car 50 years ago than Lando Norris does now.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Her intervention brought renewed focus to the first couple’s friendship with Epstein, which Trump described as superficial and noted that “overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach.”
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Many others, though, are in the middle - recognising the superficial appeal of the new F1, but feeling uncomfortable about it at the same time.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Any words would serve, the more irrelevant and superficial the better, any words which would stop him; I didn’t want to see this.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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