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ignore

[ig-nawr, -nohr] / ɪgˈnɔr, -ˈnoʊr /


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Most of the time those decisions barely register, which is why investors ignore them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Looking back, Sarah says the biggest lesson is not to ignore debt or assume money habits will simply sort themselves out.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

The Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission, which is represented by the Office of the County Counsel, has repeatedly clashed with the office because its lawyers are also recommending the Sheriff’s Department ignore the commission’s subpoenas.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The Future Fund is unusual among large funds in having the freedom to ignore benchmarks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

It was too tempting a possibility to ignore.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

Lord Biggar is deeply critical of what he sees as an obsession with historical guilt that ignores Britain's role in ending the trade.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Andrea ignores us, acting like she can’t hear a thing we’re saying.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

However many of its provisions are routinely ignored.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The union said that despite repeated demands to improve workplace conditions -- including mounting protest phrases on trucks -- the company had "ultimately ignored partners' demands, instead unilaterally introducing even more burdensome promotional events".

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Both objects initially caught the chimpanzees' attention, but the crystal quickly became the clear favorite while the ordinary rock was largely ignored.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

By the end of the week, many of them felt they had been ignored.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Inexplicably, Frabwick ignored Clare and chose the medium-sized chair—the one made of ratty fleece and spindly wood.

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

“Our vision forward should be one that includes everyone... That does not mean simply ignoring some people’s most urgent crises to focus on something else, because these are interconnected.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

They are relentless, but I’ve just been ignoring their attempts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

While the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner is Argentina's main threat, England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford warned against ignoring the other talents in Lionel Scaloni's side.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Because the part of that report we are ignoring is that it also found that the University of California can do better than the SAT or the ACT.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

He is eating unwisely, refusing nursing advice, and ignoring doctor's orders.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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