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dismiss

[dis-mis] / dɪsˈmɪs /




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“We are in expansion, you don’t dismiss that, but folks are very worried,” said Susan Spence, chairman of the ISM survey.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The debate over whether to treat the idea that current AI systems are conscious as an open-ended question, or to dismiss the concept outright, continues to divide the industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

Root's men, under the new leadership of Stephen Fleming, can use that match to test plans to dismiss Renshaw.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

And as much as he wanted to dismiss both comments, he couldn’t.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

He dismisses concerns about its effectiveness, including suggestions that alleviated symptoms could be due to a placebo effect.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

Brother Lekan dismisses me with a wave of his hand, looking to someone else.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

He has been backed by his daughter Samantha, who has dismissed the claims against her father as "fake".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Former City Councilmember Bernard C. Parks, who held office from 2003 to 2015, dismissed the criticism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

He dismissed her, and Hazel poured concrete into the hollow parts.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

But Mulder offered little after his new-ball spells and Marco Jansen was quiet after dismissing Nic Maddinson and Steve Smith on day one.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

These realities don’t map to every experience yet following the NPC slander to its logical conclusion can be dangerous: declaring that a person’s alleged lack of inner thinking is justification for dismissing their humanity.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 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

A White House official told CBS that any personnel announcement would come directly from the president, dismissing the reports as speculation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was almost too easy the way Sol laughed off Special Circumstances, dismissing everything that went on outside the city.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld


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