dismiss
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In a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, the county made several arguments, including that the property rights the Fisher Island entities were claiming were tied to certain conditions that hadn’t been met.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
“The new indictment confirms that our motion to dismiss was a good one — it’s just new charges and new theories trotted out in the hope that something sticks,” Trusty said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Addressing a regular press conference in Berlin on Friday, Merz's spokesman was however quick to dismiss the reports.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: This result was a surprise: Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett joined the three liberals for that 5–4 vote to simply dismiss the case.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
But her rants were so persuasive, her fretting so vivid, that it was not so easy to dismiss her.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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