flouted

Example Sentences

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While leading the commission from 2017 to 2020, he advocated for individual investors and cracked down on the public sale of cryptocurrencies, which he had said flouted investor protections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

In recent years, however, the company has repeatedly flouted regulators and the legal process.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

North Korea is subject to multiple United Nations sanctions banning its nuclear weapons development and use of ballistic missile technology, restrictions it has repeatedly flouted.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The situation prompted an overhaul of voting procedures for this year's event, and Green added that anyone who flouted the rules would come "under further scrutiny".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Was it routinely flouted by the great writers of the past?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker