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[dis-mis] / dɪsˈmɪs /




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All parties will be back in court for the first of two hearings beginning Aug. 13 covering motions to dismiss the case brought by Bobby Dee Presents and Live Nation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Another issue can be an employer looking to dismiss someone over performance before considering a possible disability.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

To critics who dismiss the project as "garage engineering" or amateurism, Terekh says she is "very proud" of their roots.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Officials looked through the first Iran-related energy-price surge this spring, but may find a second one harder to dismiss.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

One might at first be inclined to dismiss this assertion as meaningless, because the experiment is imaginary and my claim about its outcome cannot be verified.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Morgan dismisses concerns about Google diversifying its chip supply, stating Broadcom remains on track for next-gen Google TPU production.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Genis, who is a Social Democrat elected to Bern city council, dismisses these arguments as scapegoating.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Claire’s hum comes out of nowhere, and while no one quite dismisses her as a “hysteric,” stress and anxiety are offered as diagnoses, to her immense irritation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 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

Mazen dismisses my words with the wave of a hand.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Two of its citizens have also petitioned the International Criminal Court to investigate "repeated xenophobic attacks", a move Pretoria has dismissed as "opportunistic".

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Andy Burnham explicitly dismissed the idea of an early general election, saying "I'm going to rule it out... I don't think people want it."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Transit advocates likewise dismissed the idea, arguing lawmakers should remain focused on completing the station’s redevelopment and improving passenger service rather than debating a name change.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

Before being dismissed, Syrskiy said he had elevated innovative young soldiers to top positions and that some changes to the military were the purview of the defense ministry, not his staff.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

For several reasons, however, this beguiling depiction cannot be summarily dismissed.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

He has faced criticism for dismissing former prime minister Trovoada in January 2025, a move ruled one year later to be contrary to the constitution.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

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

Now as more than 6 million fans prepare to attend the World Cup, the country that spent so long dismissing the sport finds itself proudly at the center of the soccer universe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

But it strikes me I may have been a little hasty before in dismissing certain aspects of the Hayes Society's criteria for membership.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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