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PayPal CEO Enrique Lores on Tuesday said that the company does not comment on market speculation or potential merger talks, but didn’t dismiss the possibility of an acquisition.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
All parties will be back in court for the first of two hearings beginning Aug. 13 covering motions to dismiss the case brought by Bobby Dee Presents and Live Nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
To critics who dismiss the project as "garage engineering" or amateurism, Terekh says she is "very proud" of their roots.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
To dismiss that language as frivolous, Shah argues, is to misunderstand what it is doing.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
They are greedy, reckless words, loose and infuriating, but hard to dismiss because underneath, holding up the looseness like a palm, are the drums that put Fifth Avenue into focus.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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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
Yet even Honor is cowed by the household’s steely Yugoslav maid, Greta, who dismisses all heartbreaks and hysterics with the motto, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Pombo dismisses many of my thoughts on balancing out my salt intake.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
She evades that reality in “107 Days,” in which she dismisses antiwar protesters at her rallies as mere “hecklers.”
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
He dismisses the corporal with a slight wag of his chin.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Because debate isn’t easily cut off, individual senators can’t be dismissed in the same way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The case has been partly dismissed, but the remaining allegations will be tried by a jury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Two of its citizens have also petitioned the International Criminal Court to investigate "repeated xenophobic attacks", a move Pretoria has dismissed as "opportunistic".
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Andy Burnham explicitly dismissed the idea of an early general election, saying "I'm going to rule it out... I don't think people want it."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The other barracks were dismissed, 28 remained in ranks, eyes front.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Fowler and team say investors were dismissing the group’s fundamental strength.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
In February, Iridium Chief Executive Matthew Desch said the company has shown it’s not “in decline,” dismissing concerns that it couldn’t compete with Starlink, according to Morningstar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Ms. Saxbe is sarcastic about the “visible” work men do, dismissing the physical effort and planning required by, say, roof and plumbing repairs, while championing the more challenging “invisible labor” that women perform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Rama has pivoted between downplaying the protesters as misinformed and dismissing the movement as foreign-backed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
In the past the Kingsguard had served for life, but that had not stopped Joflrey from dismissing Ser Barristan Selmy to make a place for his dog, Sandor Clegane.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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