brushed
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"So I went to the doctors and they literally just brushed it off and were like, 'no, we don't think you've got PCOS'," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Tech firms led heavy losses across Asian markets Tuesday as investors brushed off a rebound on Wall Street amid growing fears about the AI investment boom ahead of crunch earnings releases.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
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
Mamdani has so far brushed off the discontent from the left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Its long, wispy branches swayed in the breeze and brushed against the car, like a curtain, shrouding us in privacy.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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