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disregard

[dis-ri-gahrd] / ˌdɪs rɪˈgɑrd /




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But it does challenge one of the most persistent messages behind that culture: that men who embrace domination and disregard for women can continue winning without consequences.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

One of the new laws, set to take effect in January, allows the government to disregard some opinions of the attorney general, which are currently binding.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

The trade union Verdi said the proposal to scrap the early retirement scheme showed "a total disregard for the lifetime achievements of the people concerned".

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

"The planning system only works when everyone follows the same rules. It is not acceptable for a few people to disregard the process while most comply," the council added.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Does she think herself a princess who can disregard the will of others?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

As Mr. McGurn observes, it’s ironic that Pope Leo, previously an Augustinian friar, disregards the seminal work on just-war philosophy by his order’s namesake.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

It focuses tightly on the plain text of a law and disregards legislative history—committee reports, floor debates, and the like—as irrelevant.

From Slate Mar. 4, 2026

“This plan disregards the deeply held values of many Catalina residents and visitors,” Hahn said in a Jan. 26 letter.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

"Cases such as this show that this was a misreading which disregards the rights of women as set out in both equality law and the workplace health and safety law."

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

Danielle disregards the “Keep Off the Grass!” sign and pulls up a dandelion from the earth.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

Promoters of Graham Platner’s doomed Senate campaign in Maine disregarded that age-old warning, and now they are paying the price.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

“I am too familiar with the feeling of working and taking on low-wage work while feeling invisible because my voice is disregarded just because of our broken immigration system,” McManus said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Warning signs were ignored and Katie's lived experience was disregarded.

From BBC May 6, 2026

"Meta executives knew their products harmed children, disregarded warnings from their own employees, and lied to the public about what they knew," he added.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

There was a time when my presence only confused people; I used to be just a regular weirdo, the kind of unfathomable entity that was easily disregarded, easily discarded.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

The changes also help to assuage potential anxiety operators might have felt about disregarding state and local laws and the lawsuits that result from that disregard for the law.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

Responding, Sir Keir accused Farage of disregarding pleas from Nowak's family that his death should not be used to stoke division in society.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Charles Rivkin, the chairman and chief executive of the Motion Picture Association, called on ByteDance to "immediately cease its infringing activity," accusing it of disregarding copyright law that protects creators and underpins millions of jobs.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

Barrett, too, sounded skeptical that Clement and Sauer could insist that Congress preserved one historical aspect of elections—requiring ballots on Election Day—while disregarding the rest.

From Slate Mar. 23, 2026

There would be no disregarding this sound, which seems designed to throw the whole population into a frenzy.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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