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couldn't care less

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  1. Also, could care less. Be completely indifferent. For example, Pick whatever dessert you want; I couldn't care less, or I could care less about the editor's opinion. This expression originated about 1940 in Britain and for a time invariably used couldn't. About 1960 could was occasionally substituted, and today both versions are used with approximately equal frequency, despite their being antonyms.

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Guardiola had claimed on Friday that he "couldn't care less" about Arsenal's recent stumble breathing new life into the title race.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Asked at a press conference Friday whether the justices who ruled against him are still welcome to attend the speech, Trump said: “They’re barely invited. Honestly, I couldn’t care less if they come.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The players themselves, however, really couldn’t care less.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

"I'll tell you something that's going to get me in trouble, but I couldn't care less," he said, when asked how the nation can be fixed.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

“I couldn’t care less about Serakeen. It’s been too long since we’ve even gotten that far, and I’m dying to find out just how much the Arbitrator pays.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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