as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
the firm conviction that we should never blink at any instances of plagiarism, whether in academia or in commercial publishing
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Still, sometimes the heat is impossible to ignore — evident in the small sweat stains on Dinkel’s blue collared shirt.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Carrie Severino, president of the conservative advocacy group Judicial Crisis Network, previously told the Washington Examiner that the justices have made recent orders more explicit and clear as lower court judges have ignored the Supreme Court’s previous orders on its emergency docket.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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You’d be forgiven for thinking Putin is not that interested in pursuing peace, considering Moscow’s refusal to entertain a ceasefire with Kyiv up to this point and the continual bombing of Ukraine.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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Rayya has blacked out the worst months, and simply asks Gilbert to forgive her; Gilbert grants her forgiveness.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The three of us leaped from the monsoonmobile as soon as Olbinski put it into park, rushing to the wall overlooking the tarmac and the haboob closing in on us.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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More importantly, the Protection Collection aims to reach out to people, especially those whose hair types are not typically targeted by marketing, and those who are often overlooked or ignored.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Marshall, who had represented the government in hundreds of desegregation cases over five decades, tried to explain that closing the case required a motion by the school district to lift the order, which the Justice Department could support or oppose, and review by a federal judge.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Elena Kagan says the majority should explain.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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The docuseries follows the reality-TV family as Todd and Julie are eventually pardoned, released from prison and return home.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Aug. 2025
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His administration pardoned roughly 1,500 people charged or convicted in connection with the riot.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Blink (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blink%20%28at%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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