dismiss
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These caveats aren’t intended to dismiss the risks from AI, especially given its rapidly growing ability to train itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Last week, the FCC asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Fox’s “motion to dismiss was denied. That means the case is continuing,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Maybe that was an intentional rebuttal to the way the powers that be have attempted to dismiss the movement.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
In a curious way, many people simultaneously exalt and dismiss mathematicians and scientists as impractical whizzes.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
He dismisses concerns about its effectiveness, including suggestions that alleviated symptoms could be due to a placebo effect.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
She dismisses some research papers on it as "absolutely poor quality".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Bret dismisses the luxury car as a “two-door tank that was hardly the sporty vehicle” he “longed for.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
He dismisses regulation as a constraint on US competitiveness with China, even as more and more Americans come out angrily against AI and the huge energy-consuming data centers needed to power it.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Marco politely dismisses the illusionists in the lobby, explaining that the position has been filled and thanking them for their time.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
“Big Short” investor Michael Burry, who has been bearish on the AI trade, dismissed Amodei and Altman’s concerns as “self-serving” and “puffery” ahead of planned initial public offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The US leader has similarly dismissed criticism for accepting a new Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar -- aboard which he arrived in Ireland.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
How Pakistan will rue being dismissed for 133 on the first day.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Then I thought to show my colleague’s offending email to an AI, which didn’t have all my baggage of past gripes with this co-worker or past indignation at being similarly dismissed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Both times the courts had dismissed the case.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
“But I’m not dismissing the threat because it is very real.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Despite developing the machine with scientists, Ernetti’s claims of what he saw — including Christ’s crucifixion — quickly became sensationalized fodder, with some believing in Ernetti’s discovery and others dismissing it as a hoax.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
"If people believe they can't float, then they may be dismissing something that could eventually save their life," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The pair have denied the allegations, dismissing claims of an armed insurgency as fabricated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
He heard Sir Charles speaking to the servant, dismissing him, coming into the study, closing the door.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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