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dignify

[dig-nuh-fahy] / ˈdɪg nəˌfaɪ /


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Ms. Nuzzi will not dignify efforts to impugn her character with any future response,” Nuzzi’s lawyer Ari Wilkenfeld said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

New York Rep. Mike Lawler said Greene’s belief “doesn’t dignify a response,” while Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon observed that “I think enough has already been said. I ignore her.”

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2024

Mr Galloway initially says he won't dignify this with a response, but can't resist a jibe of his own.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

He said it was important to attract migrants to Portugal to help solve its demographic challenges, saying the "door shouldn't be wide open nor locked," adding: "It is necessary to regulate and dignify."

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2023

She knew that she was mouthing words; and she realized suddenly that her mother scorned to dignify these words with her attention.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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