flouted
Example Sentences
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While leading the commission from 2017 to 2020, he advocated for individual investors and cracked down on the public sale of cryptocurrencies, which he had said flouted investor protections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 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
Members of Congress and others called for him to be fired, saying he had endangered US military members and flouted protocols.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Some PAC prisoners, who often flouted the rules simply for the sake of doing so, spent a great deal of time in isolation.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
