brushed
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But almost in unison, they effectively brushed the worries aside, saying competition from higher-rate-seeking money is nothing new.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
And yet, Anderson’s “Resident Evil” has always been the butt of the joke, brushed off largely because his movies dared to be different when people wanted more of the same.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Beijing and Washington have brushed off those tech leaders’ calls, albeit for very different reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The 21-year-old, who was in her first year at Cardiff University, believed her sore throat and flu-like symptoms were a hangover and initially "brushed it off".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Rolling to the side, I tucked my arm under my head and was just nodding off to sleep when my fingertips brushed against a thick piece of paper someone had tucked under my pillow.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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