dismiss

Example Sentences

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At the time the military dismissed rumours of an attempted coup, but following an investigation, the authorities have acknowledged that some of the 16 will go before a military judicial panel.

From BBC

In October, the court dismissed Khan from working on the Duterte case, citing a "reasonable appearance of bias."

From Barron's

She said her complaints to her superiors were dismissed.

From BBC

This prompted the most senior judge in England and Wales to dismiss MI5's explanations and led the prime minister to order a new investigation, which will report this year.

From BBC

He had posted photos of the incident on X and later held a news conference where he dismissed suggestions from pro-government bloggers that the attack had been stage-managed.

From BBC