ignore
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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
"I urge everyone - do not ignore air raid sirens. Take care of yourselves, your loved ones, and your family," he added.
From BBC ● 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
It seems my family has decided to ignore the television incident entirely.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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The case not only ignores these major competitors in the theatrical market but also pretends this market represents the entirety of the competitive playing field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
But this slogan ignores how, as the state police pointed out in the Buttigieg case, false allegations steal workers’ time from finding and helping children in real danger.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 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
He speaks into a bullhorn so he can be heard above the chanting protestors, but otherwise he ignores them.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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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
She understands what it’s like to be unloved and ignored more than most, after all.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"The tragedy didn't begin because we ignored danger. It began because we never knew it was there."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Yes, I remember asking what all that was about and being rudely ignored and then interrupted by these shadow beasties. Who captures you?”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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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 Constitutional Union Party proposed to save the nation, he noted, “by ignoring all the rugged issues of the day”—there was no direct mention of slavery in its platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Investors are ignoring healthcare stocks, and it comes as the sector’s earnings are about to be a major driver of growth for the S&P 500, according to JPMorgan.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The way he sees it, those who are saying overnight deliveries should stop because they affect his health are ignoring the choice he has made.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
He believed in ignoring unpleasant facts, in hopes that they’d go away.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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