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Kevin Reddington, the lawyer representing Clancy, indicated that he would not oppose a retrial if Sullivan does not grant his motion to dismiss the charges.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
It would be easy to dismiss Nelson as selfish, or, at the worst and most damning, a bad parent.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Last week, prosecutors asked Judge Sullivan to reject the motion to dismiss charges against Clancy on the grounds of double jeopardy.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
That doesn’t mean you need to dismiss a travel influencer’s recommendations entirely, however.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Apparently, he had not been an entirely dreadful parent, although if he had, his criticism might have been easier to dismiss.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Oppenheim dismisses the comparison, saying their series isn’t a conventional documentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Teachout dismisses AI developers’ claims that many of the known problems created by their systems, including hacks of other digital systems, were inadvertent and therefore nobody’s fault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Wilson dismisses that comparison, arguing the "fundamental dynamics are completely different".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
If the company avoids trouble over a period of several years, the Justice Department dismisses its charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
We stand there a good few minutes, thinking, till Bernie dismisses us.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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AI ethicists have dismissed attempts to treat AI systems as autonomous agents as creative ways for the AI labs to skirt accountability for the harm their software causes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
China has dismissed the report as "groundless speculation."
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
This time the judge dismissed the suit with prejudice, meaning the president can’t file it again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The prosecutor also dismissed the idea that a documentary had caused the women to "re-invent" what actually happened.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He had struck root in Joe’s establishment, by reason of my sister’s sudden fancy for him, or I should have tried to get him dismissed.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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After only 42 overs were possible across the first two days, South Africa now have an outside shot at victory over days four and five, ideally by dismissing Australia cheaply and enforcing the follow-on.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“They’ve spent years dismissing SpaceX as a competitive threat while passing on opportunities that might have worked in their favor,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
He called cost of living the election’s biggest issue and warned his party against dismissing voters’ economic concerns.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Kevin Reddington, who is defending Clancy, had asked the judge to enter a not-guilty verdict, essentially dismissing the case after a weeks-long, televised trial that captivated Americans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Peh!” said the man, dismissing her with a noise halfway between laughing and hawking spit.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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