as in impulsiveness
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Noun
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Smith lightened the level of the indiscretion, which goes deeper in Molnar’s version.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Ford hoped his suddenly patriotic electorate would forget about the province’s struggling hospitals and colleges, its bonkers traffic, and the indiscretions that have marked his tenure, including a real-estate scandal that is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His coy narrative voice and audacious insouciance, thinly disguised under a patina of classical Oxford education and self-deprecating wit, amuse the reader for several hundred pages.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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That showed the insouciance of someone who belongs.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There was a freshness and an exuberance to their play.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, emerging talent Ifeanyi Koko, a 20-year-old who recently earned his first national team cap in the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers, is set to inject youthful exuberance into the squad.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Community surveys identified the kitchen, which can be leased, as a priority for a neighborhood with a growing refugee and immigrant population and some entrepreneurial zeal.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2025
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Shotwell, who’s become a billionaire thanks to investors’ zeal for the company, believes Starship will take the company’s valuation higher still.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Impulsivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsivity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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