dismissed

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Hundreds of Turkish riot police firing teargas forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the country's main opposition party on Sunday, days after a court had dismissed its leadership, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Local 99 leader Arias dismissed the necessity of the three-year austerity plan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

She believes when women suffer from clear physical symptoms as a result of having large breasts, reduction should be recognised as functional surgery, "not dismissed as cosmetic".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

District Judge April Perry said prosecutors improperly “vouched” for the case to grand jurors, dismissed jurors who were against the indictment and talked about the case with grand jurors outside of the grand jury room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The first boy is spoken to for only a few minutes before he is dismissed.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern