as in to forget
to miss the opportunity or obligation
you must not omit mentioning the sources you used in researching your paper
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This often involves income reported by a third party but omitted from your tax return, or a deduction or credit that is more than the statutory limit (often based on your income).
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In interviews, Pusha suggested Scott once crashed his recording session with Williams to play them the album, but intentionally omitted Drake’s verse.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
Congress unveiled a bipartisan funding bill to avert a January 30 shutdown; the package omits the ICE restrictions many Democrats demanded and sets up a tense House vote, expected tomorrow, amid backlash over ICE enforcement and a fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Since logging eight minutes in an overtime win over TCU and four in a loss at West Virginia, Rosario has been omitted from the rotation the past two contests.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2026
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In interviews, Pusha suggested Scott once crashed his recording session with Williams to play them the album, but intentionally omitted Drake’s verse.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
Congress unveiled a bipartisan funding bill to avert a January 30 shutdown; the package omits the ICE restrictions many Democrats demanded and sets up a tense House vote, expected tomorrow, amid backlash over ICE enforcement and a fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Since logging eight minutes in an overtime win over TCU and four in a loss at West Virginia, Rosario has been omitted from the rotation the past two contests.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2026
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And don’t forget to send me your anonymous questions!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Masala chai here is served in mitti kulhad clay cups, the traditional vessels still handmade on a potter’s wheel and once forgotten in favour of glasses and paper or plastic cups.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Missing a golden opportunity How the two primary people of the gold discovery in California failed to cash in.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Likewise, the sugars produced by the green leaves of a scion cannot be shared with the lower stem and roots of the plant if the graft fails.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omit. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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