be disregarded

Example Sentences

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“New language framed as compromise was paired with legalese that would allow those safeguards to be disregarded at will,” a spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Cas upheld an appeal by the Romanian Olympic Committee that an inquiry submitted by the US team about Chiles' score fell outside the one-minute limit for such appeals and should be disregarded.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024

But because then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper designated the propaganda campaign as a de facto wartime action, the diplomats’ objections could be disregarded.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024

“We cannot stand having our rights, protected under the constitution and the law, be disregarded just because we are women,” the women said in a notice filed with the lawsuit.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Hence a “dead” image lost its potency after the killing ritual had been performed and could be disregarded when the spell had to be renewed.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson