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

And that even in inherently risky mine environments, human error most often proves to be the fatal factor: management failure, flawed safety systems and flouted protocols.

From BBC • May 31, 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 26, 2026

Was it routinely flouted by the great writers of the past?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker