as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
brushed off their complaints as the whining of people who were never satisfied
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
24 May 2025 -
Employees who feel misunderstood or ignored are more likely to disengage and seek opportunities elsewhere.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Barack Obama faced injunctions against Obamacare and Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loans was blocked.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Perhaps because he was banished for the last 36 years of his life, Rose could be forgiven in death and honored with a plaque.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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And for a true craft night, don’t overlook jars or vases as another creative outlet.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2025
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The priest and academic believes Pope Leo XIV will in many ways follow the trajectory of Pope Francis, showing a similar commitment to care for immigrants, refugees and others who are often overlooked or disparaged.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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But in the late 19th century, Finkelstein explained, women who'd worked as nurses during the Civil War, even though not part of the Union or Confederate armies, lobbied for and won the right to be buried at Arlington.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Here, again, the English translation fails to capture the historical and cultural connotations of the Persian, Bahari explained.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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If the old guard in public health was at times inclined to paper over uncomfortable debates, this new one might be zealously transparent.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
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To be sure, Patrick Stewart's regal delivery in the early game helps paper over a lot of potential weaknesses with the initial narrative.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2025
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This tactic is sometimes used to justify letting an employee go under the guise of poor performance.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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By confusing the idea that the people’s will must prevail with what the law actually says, these leaders justify intimidating judges and their sound legal rulings, a move that ultimately undermines democracy.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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In Minnesota, leaders are bracing for the possibility that Trump will pardon Chauvin, who is serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for murder, violating Floyd's constitutional rights and other crimes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Johnson’s sentence was commuted in 2018, and she was fully pardoned in 2020, but Kardashian seemed unsatisfied with her own level of participation in the process.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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“Brush (aside or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush%20%28aside%20or%20off%29. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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