shrug off
Example Sentences
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Canada’s consumer is exiting 2025 in better shape compared with earlier in the year after shrugging off concerns of a trade war and other macroeconomic concerns that had weighed on spending.
Kellogg had also shrugged off an appeal from television personality Tucker Carlson, who told him before Inauguration Day that Moscow was ready to start talking.
The economy is expected to continue recovering in 2026, shrugging off an extended period of weak activity and rising unemployment.
Venezuela, which has the world's largest proven oil reserves, shrugged off the threat of more pain, insisting that it was proceeding with business as usual.
From Barron's
The home side were grimly hanging on for half-time, but Gourgeus shrugged off a weak tackle from Josh McKay to go over for his second and Toulouse's third.
From BBC
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