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ignore

[ig-nawr, -nohr] / ɪgˈnɔr, -ˈnoʊr /


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But even if we ignore the self-interest of critics and assume that forward guidance was created with good intentions, it simply doesn’t work in practice.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

A recent study of "swim with wildlife" expeditions, external found influencers and photographers were the most likely to ignore safety instructions.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

You have a bit of planning to do before deciding to ignore this Roth-conversion window.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Administration officials say the rotation was prescheduled, but the timing is hard to ignore.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Molly set aside her bagel and—trying to ignore the creeping hunger that no bagel could ever satisfy—began to record on her phone.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Like the deal’s opponents, the judge focuses on the Big Screen and ignores the bigger market picture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The comparison also ignores taxes and assumes you reinvested all dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

‘He just ignores us’: My parents put my youngest brother on the title of our family home.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

And that twilight zone has serious costs—a fact that Thomas ignores but Jackson rightly highlights.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

Maxine’s cell phone rings again, and she ignores it.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

"Gomez purported ‌to ⁠sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it," the lawsuit claims.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

A U.S. military helicopter fired at the rudder of the ship after its crew ignored warnings from American personnel working to enforce the naval blockade of Iran’s ports, the official said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

And for every day of the last three months he had ignored it, even as it moved ever closer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

"The North often feels it's ignored and I know now is the time to prove the North matters," he says.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

George ignored him and kept listing his faults.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

“The advisers are completely ignoring feelings. But they’re not paid based on having conversations about how you feel.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Rather than studiously ignoring the intergalactic warlord, as some may have been tempted to do, Burnham shook him warmly by the hand as he was elected Labour MP for Makerfield.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Others argued that the report seems to cast members of the media as nuisances to be dealt with, while ignoring instances in which journalists were targeted by law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

And yet, as one moves through “Q,” one gets the feeling that the book is ignoring a significant problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

“Did you bring the rafts? Are you ready to play? Get ’em ready and get ’em in so we can play, Ida B,” said the brook, ignoring my question.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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