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disregard

[dis-ri-gahrd] / ˌdɪs rɪˈgɑrd /




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They claim that his alleged speeding does not meet the legal standard for implied malice, meaning to act with a conscious disregard for human life.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

But it does challenge one of the most persistent messages behind that culture: that men who embrace domination and disregard for women can continue winning without consequences.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

The trade union Verdi said the proposal to scrap the early retirement scheme showed "a total disregard for the lifetime achievements of the people concerned".

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

At his second trial, jurors asked the judge whether they had to disregard Hernandez’s later confessions if they thought his first confession wasn’t voluntary.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

And even if you disregard that part of it, there was strong evidence that the death penalty should not be imposed because of Herbert's trauma, military service, and childhood difficulties.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

It focuses tightly on the plain text of a law and disregards legislative history—committee reports, floor debates, and the like—as irrelevant.

From Slate Mar. 4, 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

"Cases such as this show that this was a misreading which disregards the rights of women as set out in both equality law and the workplace health and safety law."

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

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

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

“If contracts could be disregarded, market principles ignored, assets taken over and operators forced out at any time, who would have the confidence to invest and seek cooperation?” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Promoters of Graham Platner’s doomed Senate campaign in Maine disregarded that age-old warning, and now they are paying the price.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

"We want to make sure Australia doesn't become like other countries, where people have this sense they are disconnected from our economy and disregarded from our society," Chalmers said on Monday.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

Affected students' marks for the exam will be disregarded, with a mark instead being calculated for each student based on their performance in other components in the syllabus.

From BBC May 26, 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

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

Summer Yue, an AI safety researcher at Meta, went viral on X when she posted screenshots showing OpenClaw disregarding her instructions and deleting the contents of her inbox.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

Although I thought Gwentshe was wrong for disregarding the executive, he was doing a good job and was so firmly entrenched that he could not easily be dislodged.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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