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In George Cooper's case, he says one was "so unreceptive to the point where they were actually angry", and for Elle Gorman, they questioned whether she was "not eating on purpose".

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2023

She described the mutinous officers as unreceptive to her appeals to start negotiations and restore constitutional rule.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

And when Fricka reaches out a couple of inches, trying to take his unreceptive hand, it’s a miniature portrait of a broken marriage.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2021

For some, Goodell’s admission felt bittersweet, offering both progress and a reminder that the protests of Kaepernick and other players fell on unreceptive ears.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2020

Might all the societies of an entire continent be unreceptive, thereby explaining technology’s slow pace of development there?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond