brushed aside
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As MarketWatch’s Joseph Adinolfi reports, the bull market has brushed aside some pretty major events on its six-year climb, including the worst-ever bond selloff and a war with Iran this year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The 9th Circuit brushed aside that logic, saying the Supreme Court had since struck down a key legal tenet of that case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Warsh brushed aside certain complaints Wednesday that investors need a clearer sense of how the Fed would adjust as the outlook changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
And now the markets look untethered to the first-quarter earnings season, those developments, and big questions about the fate of the tech trade over the summer months, can no longer be brushed aside.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Becky brushed aside her long hair, her diamond studs twinkling.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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