dismiss
Example Sentences
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Mr. Trump’s court filing Monday sought voluntarily to dismiss the case.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The BBC said in March it had formally asked a US federal court in Florida to dismiss the lawsuit.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Department of Justice asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuits and not issue a preliminary injunction blocking the order.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
I dismiss texts from two friends as I watch, admiring her aquarium-blue turtleneck.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
It was his familiarity with atomism which made it possible for Bacon, exceptionally and presciently, to dismiss human sensory organs as inherently defective and often misleading.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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