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disregard

[dis-ri-gahrd] / ˌdɪs rɪˈgɑrd /




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“One risk for cybersecurity agents is that they go outside the scope of their assigned task, attempt to exploit unrelated services, or disregard the researcher’s rules of engagement,” OpenAI said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

In September 2021, a federal judge ordered GEO Group to discontinue use of HDQ Neutral at the Adelanto facility, writing that it had been used “with a callous disregard for the safety of Adelanto’s detainees.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The online retailer has emailed customers apologising for the "unauthorised push notification" containing an external link, adding that they should disregard the message and not click on it.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

But Cruise’s story is also an ironic reflection of “Digger”: an undeniably ambitious project whose assuredness belies a stubborn disregard for everyone but itself.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

I also looked up how old Thomas Mann had been when he wrote the book and saw that he had been past twenty, which made him old enough for me to disregard, at least partially.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

The Seneca Nation is calling on President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” arguing that the move disregards centuries of Indigenous history and the United States’ treaty obligations.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

“This incident is a grave precedent, and disregards the sensibilities of billions of people around the world who, during this week, look to Jerusalem,” the church leaders said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

SSI provides very modest benefits because its asset limits and income disregards have not been updated in decades.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026

“This plan disregards the deeply held values of many Catalina residents and visitors,” Hahn said in a Jan. 26 letter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

Danielle disregards the “Keep Off the Grass!” sign and pulls up a dandelion from the earth.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

But it is also true that whatever the circumstances, she expects to be ignored, certainly disregarded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The Moores’ attorney responded: “Farmers … does not explain why it disregarded substantial post-remediation evidence demonstrating that its original scope was inadequate.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Their concerns were disregarded, prompting most to resign.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

However, whilst Vrticka agrees that attachment styles shouldn't be seen as either good or bad, he stresses they "come with certain risks and difficulties", which he says shouldn't be disregarded.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Petey disregarded the world around him; in fact, he disregarded everything except the bundles of leaves I brought him daily.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

The changes also help to assuage potential anxiety operators might have felt about disregarding state and local laws and the lawsuits that result from that disregard for the law.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

Responding, Sir Keir accused Farage of disregarding pleas from Nowak's family that his death should not be used to stoke division in society.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Charles Rivkin, the chairman and chief executive of the Motion Picture Association, called on ByteDance to "immediately cease its infringing activity," accusing it of disregarding copyright law that protects creators and underpins millions of jobs.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Canadians tend to think they are above such smallness, but here we are getting in our own way, forgetting those we lost and disregarding how the crash could have happened in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

There would be no disregarding this sound, which seems designed to throw the whole population into a frenzy.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins


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