dismissed

Example Sentences

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In a statement, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care, said, "Too often their symptoms are dismissed or normalised, and that has to change."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

No vaccines or specific treatments exist, but health officials have said the risk is low and have dismissed comparisons to the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A federal judge dismissed the case, based on First Amendment protections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

She had been misdiagnosed and dismissed for years, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But, noticing that Gingersnipes didn’t seem upset, he dismissed it as a bad joke.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman