- present tense form of dismiss (3rd person singular).
dismisses
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Oppenheim dismisses the comparison, saying their series isn’t a conventional documentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Constâncio, the former ECB official, dismisses the day-to-day correlation as meaning little, a mix of coincidences and co-movement rather than causation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"It's harder to be young now," says Fonagy, 74, adding his review "dismisses the idea of a snowflake generation".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
He dismisses concerns about its effectiveness, including suggestions that alleviated symptoms could be due to a placebo effect.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
With that, Kendra dismisses us back to our dorms.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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