ignore
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But to turn the other cheek at this point, or even to chalk these changes up to healthful new habits, would be to ignore the obvious.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Washington would be foolish to ignore the same risks here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It’s difficult to ignore the picturesque views of the harbor and famed Queen Mary, particularly at sunset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Nonetheless, Anzoategui is still able to discern a consistent pattern: disruption is modest but it is apparent and it’s becoming harder to ignore.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
And yet she had to ignore it all.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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Like the deal’s opponents, the judge focuses on the Big Screen and ignores the bigger market picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Adding to the strain: The metric is artificially inflated because it ignores sharp declines in the value of some of the company’s securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
‘He just ignores us’: My parents put my youngest brother on the title of our family home.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
And that twilight zone has serious costs—a fact that Thomas ignores but Jackson rightly highlights.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
The cook, a trow named Wattle, ignores me and continues magicking the parsnips to chop themselves.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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And for every day of the last three months he had ignored it, even as it moved ever closer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
When my youngest got leukemia at 7, Scott was part of my core group who ignored me when I said we didn’t need help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Federal prosecutors reviewed claims that JPMorgan Chase ignored antifraud flaws and denied more than $100 million in customer reimbursements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He said she ignored doctors' advice to accept conventional treatment and became a "victim of misinformation about cancer", putting her faith in the drugs in the hope of a cure.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
I was like everyone who ignored her or was afraid of her or hated her or wished she didn’t exist.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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Williams agrees this has been her experience, one she’s grateful for in an industry often dead set on ignoring perspectives like hers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Nanos spent Saturday afternoon watching the undefeated University of Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team pummel the Oklahoma State Cowboys, ignoring the stares and iPhones pointed his way from people in the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
It is assigning no value whatsoever to these environmental benefits, thereby ignoring the very health concerns the agency was created to address.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026
The association was also concerned about the Chinese government creating a fire risk by ignoring safety obligations, which it said would not be enforceable because of diplomatic immunity.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
I smile at the nickname, ignoring Camille’s angry look.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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