ignore
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Still, he tried to ignore the nagging feelings.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Customers ignore plywood covering the front doors of shops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 protects lawmakers’ decisions against presidential efforts to ignore congressional appropriations.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
It also considers the similarity of directors, measured by demographic and economic factors, which could lead a board to ignore fresh perspectives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
I cry out, trying to ignore the Obayifo.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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"But this neuron doesn't release NE everywhere. It ignores the cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
But the unbridled embrace of aquaculture as a sustainable answer to feeding the planet ignores some very real costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“It ignores or virtually ignores most of the major events in American history,” he wrote.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
The guy then ignores said friend—only to learn that those crypto holdings are going to the moon while his own investments are going nowhere.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Leo ignores me, but I know what’s running through his mind.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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Their activity rose shortly before mice ignored signals indicating that a reward might be available.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Even positive news is being ignored," said FOREX.com's Fawad Razaqzada.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Peters ignored reporters’ questions and spoke only to the dog as he entered the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Given how bank stocks have been falling over the past couple of months, investors needed to hear that the risks weren’t being ignored.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
She ignored the coachman’s offered hand and climbed out of the carriage herself, dropping lightly to the ground.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Rather than floating through walls or ignoring their surroundings, they appear to follow familiar physical rules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Annuities and insurance aren’t the most scintillating subjects, but ignoring them could prove costly, writes MarketWatch columnist Beth Pinsker.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Guardiola is ignoring the outside noise to back his former bosses to clear their name on appeal after the guilty verdict passed down by an independent commission.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
“We are not ignoring a very important segment of the audience, which is the Latino population who have always, in my experience, shown an interest in creators from Mexico or from Latin America,” Macias says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Zara, I’m not the one who’s been ignoring all the messages you haven’t sent me.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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