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Recent Examples of unreceptive
Republican voters, especially the MAGA supporters, have been unreceptive.
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Against the tide again, with a new album of personal and political liberation Kanye West’s latest album, Donda, was dropped (the industry term) into an unreceptive environment skeptical of West’s recent public statements and his nonconformist, uncelebrity-like political stances.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2021
Current and former residents have loudly registered their dissent — with actions like the planned boycott of the eventual shopping center — and laid out a list of proposals to mostly unreceptive city officials, including financial compensation for people forced to move.
—New York Times, 20 May 2021
But the president was unreceptive, as was Meadows.
—Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2020
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Against the tide again, with a new album of personal and political liberation Kanye West’s latest album, Donda, was dropped (the industry term) into an unreceptive environment skeptical of West’s recent public statements and his nonconformist, uncelebrity-like political stances.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2021
Current and former residents have loudly registered their dissent — with actions like the planned boycott of the eventual shopping center — and laid out a list of proposals to mostly unreceptive city officials, including financial compensation for people forced to move.
—New York Times, 20 May 2021
But the president was unreceptive, as was Meadows.
—Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreceptive
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Previously a judge ruled the measure’s language as written by the City Council was partisan and it was changed for the ballot to remove a description of who some of the noncitizens are; plaintiffs argued the phrasing could swing voters to support the measure.Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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For several cycles now, California’s lengthy vote-counting processes have meant that weeks have gone by before the final partisan breakdown of the House is known.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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That’s the rigorous—or narrow-minded—judgment that . . .Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the pacing is zippy; the animation is lush and textured, especially when the series, unexpectedly and wonderfully, veers into the supernatural; and the characterization tweaks are inspired, especially those that will make the most narrow-minded people mad.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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Sometimes the responses of the AI are obviously biased, while at other times the bias is subtle and difficult to directly discern.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Critics argue their checks are insufficient, biased, applied inconsistently, or simply ineffective.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, founded by Kraft, says 10% of U.S. adult males are blatantly prejudiced against Jewish people and tend to be outspoken about it.Jessica Golden, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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Certainly, many a prejudiced lender can hide behind this data black hole, but some more positive trends are also obscured.Michael del Castillo, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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The Grizzlies were already without star guard Ja Morant, who hasn’t played since suffering pelvic muscle strains and subluxation (partial dislocation) in his right hip in last week’s matchup against the Lakers, Desmond Bane (strained right oblique) and GG Jackson (right foot surgery recovery).Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Interest expense decreased to $19 million from $34 million, reflecting partial debt repayment.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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For those who are intolerant to dairy products or those who are vegan, almonds are a great source of calcium and phosphorus.Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
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But the Soviet system was simply too intolerant of disagreements to leave their loyalties to chance.Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
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Vance has pushed the baseless, racist claim that Haitian immigrants are eating American pets, as well as bigoted, undemocratic ideas about people without children.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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But as civility gets ground down to a nub by increasingly racist and bigoted behavior, from Trump down, there have to be consequences for actions.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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