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dismiss

[dis-mis] / dɪsˈmɪs /




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None of this means that consumers should be denied access to emerging tests, or that physicians should dismiss people who ask about them.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

Reddington urged the judge to dismiss one holdout juror who he said appeared to be blocking the other 11 from reaching a verdict.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

There’s a not-so-subtle message in that genesis myth explaining the compulsion for men to dismiss a woman’s anger, however the Greeks might define it, even if you don’t interpret it as such.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

Wong struck early to dismiss Alice Tector for 11 with assistance from a fine one-handed catch from Capsey, who is deputising for Amy Jones as wicketkeeper and showed promised with the gloves.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

“Those tales serve a purpose, William, and how dare you dismiss our traditions as superstition? There is a reason they have survived.”

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

He dismisses concerns about its effectiveness, including suggestions that alleviated symptoms could be due to a placebo effect.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Genis, who is a Social Democrat elected to Bern city council, dismisses these arguments as scapegoating.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

He dismisses regulation as a constraint on US competitiveness with China, even as more and more Americans come out angrily against AI and the huge energy-consuming data centers needed to power it.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

For her part Zoe, mature well beyond her tender age, dismisses the hype with a shrug.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

He dismisses Jake, who glances at me, the distress clear in his eyes, and steps out.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Maresca looked back to last September when goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was dismissed after only five minutes for former side Chelsea at the same venue - a defeat which he referenced after Sunday's game.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“Big Short” investor Michael Burry, who has been bearish on the AI trade, dismissed Amodei and Altman’s concerns as “self-serving” and “puffery” ahead of planned initial public offerings.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

The US leader has similarly dismissed criticism for accepting a new Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar -- aboard which he arrived in Ireland.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

I got my first inkling of this potential when a colleague dismissed my project idea by saying that I lacked the relevant expertise.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Eisenhower had dismissed Kennedy as “that young whippersnapper.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Also worth noting is Yann LeCun, who shared the Turing Award with Hinton and Bengio and has spent years dismissing their warnings of existential danger as overblown.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

“But I’m not dismissing the threat because it is very real.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The proceedings had barely begun when Bessent mocked Canada’s military, dismissing it with a reference to a decommissioned amusement-park ride.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

"I remember one guy said, 'I wish I could parachute outta here,'" he chuckles, dismissing it as "locker room talk".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Then the principal came over the loudspeaker, dismissing all the upper grades and telling everyone to go directly to their homes.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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