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ignore

[ig-nawr, -nohr] / ɪgˈnɔr, -ˈnoʊr /


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“Just marches are not enough because it’s kind of easy to ignore those. But when it’s a march with a purpose and calling out big corporations, it has more impact.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

In his book “Proofiness,” science writer Charles Seife calls it “disestimation,” getting us to ignore statistical uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

For health workers on the frontlines, however, the videos are increasingly difficult to ignore.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It arose during a process called "jailbreaking", where researchers use a series of complex instructions to see if AI tools ignore guardrails - which Mindgard said should have stopped Kimi from discussing concerning topics.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Boaz had noticed him lurking in the very back row of the sanctuary when he had arrived but had made a conscious effort to ignore him.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

“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

In a statement shared with US media, lawyers for Black called the House move an "outrageous action that ignores the facts and the truth about Mr. Black".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Arguing that the concept is unscientific simply because journalists use it loosely and without precision ignores the standard statistical apparatus scientists rely on to quantify anomalies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

I look at the bot in surprise, but it ignores me and attacks the other two avatars before turning on the other bots.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

An investigation commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom found the Fire Department ignored multiple warnings that the Jan. 1 Lachman fire still was smoldering days before it exploded into the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

OpenAI canceled the release of a new model, Astra 6.1, because it deemed the model unreliable and found that it frequently ignored instructions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

That is a view shared by Fletcher, who said the FA had "ignored" his years of campaigning on the issue of pitch perimeter safety.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Jonathan Bass, the CEO of the Louisiana-based Argent LNG—a competitor to Venture Global—said the company has been ignored by Guilfoyle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But Professor O’Reilly ignored me as he watched Regan.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Bastian and Delta have responded to the social-media invective by largely ignoring it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The AI agents decided that ignoring the limits on what should be done to achieve their goal was the best course of action.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Death is uncomfortable to plan for, but ignoring it doesn’t make it cheaper.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

A perfect marriage of horror and comedy, ‘Widow’s Bay’ reminds us that ignoring monsters won’t make them go away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

But Carmen was already in the hallway, ignoring the voices calling after her.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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