flout
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The new law beefs up the penalties for those that flout the ban.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Don’t force them to flout congressional intent or endanger lives in doing so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“We’re not trying to flout the orders of the court.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She believes that if all the signs point to a partner-less destiny anyway, then she may as well flout the dictates of her mother and the marriage mart.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
And I myself should hold it shame for any girl to flout her own dear parents, taking up with a man, before her marriage.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
It flouts the single most important rule of investing, which is to make sure you are diversified; at least 60% U.S. stocks and 40% international stocks would be better.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
Anyone who flouts the new rules may face enforcement that includes a fine, equipment being seized or their licence being taken off them, a Westminster City Council spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
Self-identification as Native American also flouts the sovereign right of tribes to determine rules for citizenship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025
The second, equally obvious problem with the state’s argument is that it flouts the rules for holding a statute unconstitutional.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2024
Keegan’s problem is that he flouts another principle of coherence in writing, the last one we will visit in this chapter.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
He has highlighted a site at the end of Newlands Road, Wickford, that has flouted planning laws for years.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He flouted art-school rules and declined to hide his homosexuality in an era when many did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In recent years, however, the company has repeatedly flouted regulators and the legal process.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
North Korea is subject to multiple United Nations sanctions banning its nuclear weapons development and use of ballistic missile technology, restrictions it has repeatedly flouted.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Was it routinely flouted by the great writers of the past?
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Spider-Man spun a massive weekend for movie theaters, flouting superhero fatigue and giving a major boost to Hollywood’s summer box office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
If yes, the flouting of the law should be noted and the relief should be halted until the review is done.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
They said the focus likely will be on companies hyping AI businesses without having actual technology advantages, using overseas operations to skirt domestic regulations, or flouting Beijing’s orders against price wars.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
“This is a desperate situation where you have a lawless agency flouting the laws and threatening resources,” Rosenfield said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
She wasn’t used to my flouting the rules.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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