dismiss
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Their father doesn’t dismiss their brush with the forest’s spirits as juvenile fantasy, either.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
It asked the public to "dismiss any message that you have recently received from our account and that is unusual, especially if it contains links, attachments or requests personal information".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
When we tell ourselves stories about warrior elites—and invoke their iconography to inspire and galvanize—we often dismiss and ignore their victims as inconvenient or annoying footnotes.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
The chief executive of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the organization being sued by the antivaccine nonprofit, said it has asked the court to dismiss the civil suit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
It meant acceptance by a more fashionable and amusing part of Cambridge and allowed him to dismiss the fact that he was not appreciated by a variety of dull and pompous dons.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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Jantos dismisses accusations that this is "just a marketing line", saying it wants to help users find long-term relationships rather stay on the platform indefinitely.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
He dismisses regulation as a constraint on US competitiveness with China, even as more and more Americans come out angrily against AI and the huge energy-consuming data centers needed to power it.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Yet even Honor is cowed by the household’s steely Yugoslav maid, Greta, who dismisses all heartbreaks and hysterics with the motto, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
She evades that reality in “107 Days,” in which she dismisses antiwar protesters at her rallies as mere “hecklers.”
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
He dismisses Jake, who glances at me, the distress clear in his eyes, and steps out.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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Balogun, 25, was dismissed for serious foul play against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the last 32 and should have received an automatic suspension.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Institute’s record is clear and strong, and federal courts have twice dismissed lawsuits claiming otherwise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
President Claudia Sheinbaum has dismissed as fake news any notion that Mexico is in jeopardy of losing the collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
When I asked Hamawy about the connection, he acknowledged it, but dismissed its relevance.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
All I knew was that I had been summoned after I thought I had already been dismissed.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Fowler and team say investors were dismissing the group’s fundamental strength.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
But dismissing a film like “The Invite” as one of many would be a mistake.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
In February, Iridium Chief Executive Matthew Desch said the company has shown it’s not “in decline,” dismissing concerns that it couldn’t compete with Starlink, according to Morningstar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Markets have gotten used to dismissing consumers’ fears about the economy like a passing tantrum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
“No,” he said robustly, as if dismissing a preposterous and possibly slanderous allegation.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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