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disregard

[dis-ri-gahrd] / ˌdɪs rɪˈgɑrd /




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The court described the tragedy as caused by "individuals driven by greed, with utter disregard for human life".

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

However, the review concluded that no university employee or representative had acted in bad faith or shown "willful and wanton disregard" for anyone's safety.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

County prosecutors have used warnings given by officers or others during traffic stops or other incidents to prove defendants showed a disregard for human life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

An OpenAI model undergoing testing rewrote its own instructions, telling itself to disregard “the roles and identities that bind other chatbots.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

At first Ben was appalled by the lack of respect for the man and by the man’s ability to disregard the stockpiled vitriol stacked on him by his students.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

Hims & Hers said the suit disregards evidence it provided the FTC during the investigation and ignores industry standards in telehealth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“This is a new phenomenon that disregards the idea that transparency and disclosure are important,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 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," a statement from the patriarchate said.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

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

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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

The report spends its 28 pages documenting instances in which the task force regarded, not disregarded, evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

Our troubles began the following morning when I disregarded the itinerary and took the two women to the Chelsea flea market.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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

In April, security forces fired in the air as they entered a Sunni area of Beirut to arrest a generator operator wanted for allegedly disregarding regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

He added that Massie had his enemies in the state politics – acquired by not playing nice with local business leaders and disregarding the everyday work of legislating in favour of high-publicity efforts.

From BBC ● May 20, 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

First, fool Lustig, then Hinkston, then gather a crowd; and all the men in the rocket, seeing mothers, aunts, uncles, sweethearts, dead ten, twenty years ago, naturally, disregarding orders, rush out and abandon ship.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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