superficiality

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"This incident not only exposes the superficiality of local daily supervision and the low cost of violations, leading to repeated violations by the company," another Weibo user wrote.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

This is a novel about pettiness, middle-class superficiality, disloyalty, prejudice and cruelty, with this coterie of rather vile friends acting as a microcosm for a society in decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The documentary’s superficiality is reflected in its peculiar use of animation.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

So we are left with a question: is Walters all superficiality, a media-obsessive without the stamina or standing for real, transformative politics?

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Thus we live a closed, hard existence of the utmost superficiality, and rarely does an incident strike out a spark.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque