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And the cool dimpled blue must have contrasted pleasantly with the hot subtropical sky, rendering the scene as blasé as watercolors sold in Key West gift shops.
Morning Thunder and the Death of Hart Crane William Doreski 2011
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Of course, the reaction of American media to Fukushima seems incredibly blasé by comparison, regarding the events as yet another story, without any larger social ramifications -- another earthquake/flood/avalanche that kills a bunch of people somewhere distant in the world.
The European Magazine: When Japan Sneezes, Germany Catches a Cold The European Magazine 2011
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That seems a little generous, and, forgive me, a little blasé.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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Earlier this week, a man brought a gun to a presidential event and seemed pretty blasé about it.
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Then again, this was blasé downtown Manhattan—they might not have turned around if Karl Lagerfeld began playing "Up on Cripple Creek" on a platinum harp.
A Thespian With a Side Gig Jason Gay 2011
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Our moral compass as Americans, in general, is declining at a rapid pace, and the blasé approach the we have toward profanity is proof of how far we have fallen.
Rabbi Joshua Hess: What The Talmud Says About Kobe Bryant's Foul Language Rabbi Joshua Hess 2011
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It is cavalier about the human tragedies that it causes, blasé about civil liberties, and concerned above all with protecting the RCMP image and avoiding liability.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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Smug, blasé journalists like Gagnon played a decisive role in the defeat of proportional representation in both Ontario and BC.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Our moral compass as Americans, in general, is declining at a rapid pace, and the blasé approach the we have toward profanity is proof of how far we have fallen.
Rabbi Joshua Hess: What The Talmud Says About Kobe Bryant's Foul Language Rabbi Joshua Hess 2011
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The goal of women and the Women's Center is not to 'gracefully reprove public stupidity' and then move on, but to change the blasé attitudes about sexual assault that caused DKE to think this chant was acceptable in the first place.
Leah Anthony Libresco: Yale Daily News Wrong to Condemn Outrage in Response to Sexism Leah Anthony Libresco 2010
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