superficial
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Remember, too, that while all this pop culture guides him, it does so per his most superficial interpretations.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
One checks he's answering the question, one analyses whether he's being too superficial and needs prompting to go deeper, while the third checks that the respondent is not a fraud… not a robot, for example.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The video includes photos of superficial scratches on the vehicle’s expensive leather seats and door panel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 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
I will confess that until now, though I have prayed for the many stricken by this plague, the situation only touched me in a superficial way.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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