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Recent Examples of callosity The 17-year-old mother, named for a callosity near her blowhole that looks like a snow cone, no longer had the same girth or the dark black skin of a healthy right whale. —
David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022 The callosity patterns, like fingerprints, are unique to each whale, allowing researchers who have pored over whale catalogue photos to recognize plenty in the wild. —Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022 The callosity patterns, like fingerprints, are unique to each whale, allowing researchers who have pored over whale catalogue photos to recognize plenty in the wild. —Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
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When Charles was set to come face to face with one of the brightest, youngest faces of American politics, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, he was met with only a coldness and reminder of the crimes of British imperialism.— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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The term implies godlike deftness and speed but also a certain impersonal coldness — skill at the expense of passion.— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
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Antisocial personality includes a persistent pattern of traits such as callousness, lack of concern, deceitfulness, and irresponsibility, Ryan said.— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
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Our society seems to be spiraling into a vortex of callousness, ignorance, cynicism, violence, intolerance, and hate.— Rabbi Dan Levin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
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Going into the study, the team hypothesized that pincers built for generating high crushing force would contain the highest levels of metal to provide maximum hardness, while enrichment in the weaker, slender pincers would be lower.— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
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Its replaceable filters will help reduce water hardness.— BestReviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
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These young graduates start out naive about the heartlessness of the corporate world and harbor illusory hopes for success in unforgiving professions.— George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
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The lives of the two children in the story, aged fourteen and four, are portrayed as being as fleeting as the fireflies, and the story is an unsentimental and unflinching account with moments of both tenderness and heartlessness.— Ginny Tapley Takemori September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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China has gained, not suffered, from this obduracy.— JONATHAN A. CZIN, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2025
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Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.— John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023
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Signs of a stroke can be identified by sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg; sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or difficulty understanding speech; issues with eyesight; loss of balance, dizziness, and difficulty walking; and severe headache with no identifiable cause.— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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People may also notice numbness, tingling or burning in the hands or feet.— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Directness is often confused with insensitivity.— Jonathan Alpert OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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The majority reported being treated rudely by providers, insensitivity regarding modesty requirements, or having their pain disregarded.— Anisah Bagasra, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
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And if salt and water start to move, so, too, does the phlegm that has been sitting dehydrated in the lungs of CF patients.— Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Smelling of rotting grapes, the phlegm is musty and acetone-tinged, like a decanter of red wine forgotten in a dark kitchen corner after a dinner party, left to turn into vinegar.— Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Callosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/callosity. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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