dismissive
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Equally dismissive of his own output, Julian hasn’t wielded a paintbrush in decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
One of the leading dismissive comments is that this wasn’t even a moon landing, and only returning with dusty boots would be significant.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
He cited the absence of cash flow and lack of long-term history as an asset class as his reasons to be dismissive.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Before he started his political career, he said he would have been "dismissive" of party politics but now says helping people to find their political voice is "the number one thing" for him.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
When F. Scott Fitzgerald pronounced that the very rich “are different from you and me,” Ernest Hemingway’s famously dismissive response was: “Yes, they have more money.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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