dismissed

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Long dismissed as a has-been joke, Pratt correctly judged that Angelenos are angry and don’t want to be polite about it anymore.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Officials aligned with Rodríguez have dismissed the complaints as an effort to manufacture divisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

A federal grand jury indicted James in October, but the case was dismissed without prejudice a month later by a federal judge over other issues.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

They’re often dismissed as shortcuts, relics of semi-homemade cooking, the sort of thing Sandra Lee might have discussed between bundt cakes and tablescapes.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The charges against him had not been dismissed, and they hung over his head for months.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day