superficial
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“It’s a terrible idea to move swiftly and not have the really complicated and challenging process that is required to actually work towards more than a superficial pretense of revisionist history,” Gudis said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
That goal becomes difficult when students feel pressure to hide their true opinions, making connection superficial at best.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
X on Friday denounced what it called the EU's "incomplete and superficial investigation".
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Camille’s grief should be superficial — this is only a chair, after all.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
We managed to make it past all the superficial labels like “at risk,” or “below average”; even the ones that were put on Ms. Gruwell, like “too young and too white.”
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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