dismissed
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On Friday, the appeal judges dismissed all seven grounds.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Eisenkot has dismissed regime change as a fantasy and has said he’d prefer to sway Tehran’s behavior—away from supporting terrorist groups and developing nuclear weapons—through economic pressure.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Beijing dismissed as "groundless speculation" on Friday a report that said Jensen Huang, head of US chip giant Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese spy plot.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
It was Harvey Miller, the 14th partner at Weil, who staked its claim on bankruptcy at a time when other big firms dismissed the practice as lesser work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Newton, as President of the Society, dismissed the whole project as far too expensive.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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