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ignore

[ig-nawr, -nohr] / ɪgˈnɔr, -ˈnoʊr /


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They pull them out when it’s useful and get them to the right result, and they ignore them when they’re not useful and don’t get them to the right result.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Just marches are not enough because it’s kind of easy to ignore those. But when it’s a march with a purpose and calling out big corporations, it has more impact.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

For health workers on the frontlines, however, the videos are increasingly difficult to ignore.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It’s a major event for markets even if most people ignore it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I don’t know. It’s that—for two months I’ve been back and I’ve been doing nothing but trying to ignore everything that happened over there,” I say finally.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“It ignores or virtually ignores most of the major events in American history,” he wrote.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

The guy then ignores said friend—only to learn that those crypto holdings are going to the moon while his own investments are going nowhere.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

In a statement shared with US media, lawyers for Black called the House move an "outrageous action that ignores the facts and the truth about Mr. Black".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

It ignores the revenue side, which has failed to keep up with spending.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Cocoa and Cleo hang off his clothes by their teeth, but he ignores them and says, “Give me my map!”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Concerns about Archer's suitability were ignored by the party members in Louth who adopted him.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Largely because Angels scouting director Bob Fontaine Jr. ignored the potential limitations that others fixated on when evaluating Abbott.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

While that pattern, with the inviting name of “golden cross,” isn’t necessarily meant to time market purchases, history suggests that, at the very least, it shouldn’t be ignored.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Despite how widespread it is, constipation is often ignored or left untreated until symptoms become difficult to manage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

If Akira kept her blinders on, if she ignored Dodger and pushed on despite his signals, she would be as bad as her dad.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Lan said the sentence showed that unlicensed gambling was not a "victimless offence" and warned those who profit from it while ignoring safeguards designed to protect people "can expect to be brought before the courts".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

We have paid dearly for ignoring that three times in the past two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Like many seniors who live in homes with more than one story, you have a problem that won’t go away by ignoring it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

And without the latter, corporate messaging around efficiency and productivity is breeding more fears about job loss and leads to workers ignoring or rejecting AI tools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Adam was glaring at Callie, who was ignoring him.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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