brush aside
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It was easy to brush aside the question.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
In those moments, he tried to brush aside the guilt and rationalize what he was doing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Ridiculous” is C.K.’s way of letting the world know, with put-on humility, that when you brush aside his Teflon-coated fame and elder statesman standing, the 58-year-old star is really just old and exhausted.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Analysts say the main benefit of the spinoff for Comcast is that it is likely to help brush aside the “conglomerate discount” that has weighed on the stock for years.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
I strove to wake, to brush aside those pathetic flutterings, but strive as I would I could not...at last I sat up, sleep and dream alike banished, wide awake now.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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