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If you can afford to pay off the mortgage without leaving yourselves short of an adequate emergency reserve, I wouldn’t dismiss that choice completely just because it isn’t mathematically optimal on paper.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Will believers change their mind or just dismiss everything in the movie?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“If any gets past motion to dismiss, I would be very surprised if there isn’t a resolution” such as a settlement, Abrams said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
As in Johnson’s case, the government moved to dismiss my lawsuit in part because I had not exhausted my administrative remedies.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
“There’s an example right there. Trying to dismiss what I say as not important.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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Teachout dismisses AI developers’ claims that many of the known problems created by their systems, including hacks of other digital systems, were inadvertent and therefore nobody’s fault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Constâncio, the former ECB official, dismisses the day-to-day correlation as meaning little, a mix of coincidences and co-movement rather than causation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"It's harder to be young now," says Fonagy, 74, adding his review "dismisses the idea of a snowflake generation".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Morgan dismisses concerns about Google diversifying its chip supply, stating Broadcom remains on track for next-gen Google TPU production.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
A judge eventually dismisses all cases against the defendants who did not plead guilty.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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But a High Court judge ruled the cases had been brought too late and dismissed them without considering whether the allegations were true.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Laura Overdeck didn’t respond before the lawsuit was dismissed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Both indictments were later dismissed because of a defect involving the appointment of the prosecutor, although the Justice Department subsequently pursued a new indictment against Comey.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
But in July 2023, the federal district court dismissed his complaint, reasoning that Salazar didn’t count as a “consumer” under the statute because he was only subscribed to a newsletter, “not audio visual content.”
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
The other barracks were dismissed, 28 remained in ranks, eyes front.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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“They’ve spent years dismissing SpaceX as a competitive threat while passing on opportunities that might have worked in their favor,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Kevin Reddington, who is defending Clancy, had asked the judge to enter a not-guilty verdict, essentially dismissing the case after a weeks-long, televised trial that captivated Americans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bardella denied that he wrote the messages, dismissing the report as a smear campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Changes to UK-wide employment law will come in effect on the same date which would make dismissing an employee for refusing to accept contract changes automatically become an unfair dismissal.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“I’ll pass on the message,” Rishi said nonchalantly, and then turned to Dimple, effectively dismissing Isabelle.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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