dismissive

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Doctors can be dismissive of the information gleaned from an Apple Watch, and putting that data into electronic medical records is cumbersome when it is possible.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

But Rollins remained dismissive of the band, telling the New York Times decades later that he regarded the Stones’ music as a flimsy simulacra of work by Black artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

And when another mayoral candidate, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, posted Trump’s praise of Pratt on social media, he responded with a snippet of himself making a dismissive face during a debate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

This backed up the account of his successor, Sir Olly Robbins, that there was "pressure" from Downing Street to complete vetting quickly and that No 10 had been "dismissive" about the process.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But his dismissive posture toward the rupture in the friendship—what breech and what betrayal?—was obviously only a bravado pose.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis