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[dis-mis] / dɪsˈmɪs /




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The retrial would likely proceed if Judge William Sullivan rejects a separate, outstanding defense motion to dismiss the charges against Clancy.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

It would be easy to dismiss Nelson as selfish, or, at the worst and most damning, a bad parent.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Last week, prosecutors asked Judge Sullivan to reject the motion to dismiss charges against Clancy on the grounds of double jeopardy.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

That doesn’t mean you need to dismiss a travel influencer’s recommendations entirely, however.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

To my eye, historians have been puzzlingly ready to dismiss such connections.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Oppenheim dismisses the comparison, saying their series isn’t a conventional documentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Teachout dismisses AI developers’ claims that many of the known problems created by their systems, including hacks of other digital systems, were inadvertent and therefore nobody’s fault.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

He dismisses the theory, also put forward by the KWS, that the cyanide might have come from a type of foliage, noting local livestock would have died as well.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Genis, who is a Social Democrat elected to Bern city council, dismisses these arguments as scapegoating.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

With a tilt of her head, she dismisses Elisabeth, who for once goes without an argument.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

China has dismissed the report as "groundless speculation."

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

After opener Matt Renshaw was unfortunate to be caught down the leg side second ball, Marnus Labuschagne could not survive the remainder of the first over as he was dismissed shouldering arms.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Former City Councilmember Bernard C. Parks, who held office from 2003 to 2015, dismissed the criticism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

He dismissed the suggestion that Mordor might represent the Soviet Union and that its ruler, Sauron—the “Lord” of the book’s title—stood for Stalin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ishtar dismissed his worries with a flick of her hand.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

But Mulder offered little after his new-ball spells and Marco Jansen was quiet after dismissing Nic Maddinson and Steve Smith on day one.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

These realities don’t map to every experience yet following the NPC slander to its logical conclusion can be dangerous: declaring that a person’s alleged lack of inner thinking is justification for dismissing their humanity.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

“They’ve spent years dismissing SpaceX as a competitive threat while passing on opportunities that might have worked in their favor,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

A White House official told CBS that any personnel announcement would come directly from the president, dismissing the reports as speculation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

I know that dismissing me was the only thing she could do, but even so, I can barely stand it.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen


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