dismiss
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White House officials have called those allegations baseless and have asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Lamine Yamal does not dismiss the comparison or the legacy - he just declines to organise his ambition around it.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
So, in spite of O’Leary’s concerted efforts to smear the protesters as “proxies” for the Chinese government, and to dismiss opposing arguments as “poo-poo,” Utah politicians sound quite different right now.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
In a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, the county made several arguments, including that the property rights the Fisher Island entities were claiming were tied to certain conditions that hadn’t been met.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Will he laugh at me, dismiss this as foolishness?
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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