callous
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Britt Eastland has his own, notably different, understanding of those days in which the Eastlands were not callous but heroic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
"I know it sounds very callous, but boxers are self-employed," Smith adds.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
I am, by the average measure, certainly no callous stoic.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
The press corps has a job to do, but observers say its presence and callous pursuit of images that will sell can make immigrants feel dehumanized.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025
I’m expecting him to be brusque, but his hands are—not gentle, exactly, but not callous, either.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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