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Good was in a relationship with a woman, and her partner, who is butch, spoke impertinently to an ICE officer, so there, Good wasn’t your average white mother after all.—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The camera then switches from the chaos of the puppy, to the kitten—who is sitting in a relaxed position, blinking slowly, and staring almost disdainfully at the wriggling puppy.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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But if Smith can seem, at times, too enthusiastic about the edifying potential of contemporary art, the traditionalist critics can be recklessly dismissive.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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After Dosunmu buried a fourth-quarter floater, the Serbian center recklessly launched a 50-foot pass that stood no chance.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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But instead of responding rashly, quickly ramping up production or accelerating the buildout of alternatives, the energy sector seems to have entered a holding pattern.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
26 Mar. 2026
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Or, will he be inclined to rashly respond similarly to former Customs and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem?—
Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Residents were treated carelessly, disrespectfully, insensitively.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Not to mention a sense of entitlement that one's own culture is superior and treating others disrespectfully, even in their own homes – sometimes literally.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Saucily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucily. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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