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defaulted

verb

past tense of default

as in ignored

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For decades, the Supreme Court had all but ignored the 2nd Amendment, viewing it as a somewhat outdated provision involving militias, akin to the 3rd Amendment.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
As the message was written in Portuguese, Lopes initially ignored it before Aguas followed up again a few months later, this time in English.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of ignored

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The decision drew widespread public anger, both toward the Norwegian government, and toward spectators who sought out Freya and disregarded official warnings.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
His father, who founded the Link Piano and Organ Company, probably disregarded the sketch as a young boy’s fantasy.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of disregarded

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Crucially, Allen self-submitted for the award after HBO omitted her from their contender list.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober also earned their first Emmy nominations after successfully self-submitting in the guest drama acting categories when HBO Max's initial ballot omitted them.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of omitted

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This was the case for Morocco’s opener, where Casemiro had eyes on two players at once while his team-mates failed to cut out the pass ahead of him.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
The stutter-step approach by Bruno Guimãraes on the penalty kick failed anyway and the game remained scoreless into the first hydration break.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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