as in to ignore
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What can also be said with certainty, however, is that — even ignoring, for one moment, the events that brought him to Chelmsford crown court in Essex, east of London — this is a story of what might have been.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025 -
And while the shelter has been sharing his story for months now, the cat with soulful eyes keeps getting ignored.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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The Edgar County Watchdogs Inc. sued the Village of Dolton and the former mayor for failing to produce financial records after the administration allegedly disregarded Freedom of Information Act requests earlier this year.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
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Advancing American Freedom, the advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, is circulating a memo telling Congress to disregard the CBO’s deficit projections.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2025
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Vance’s account of this dispute conveniently inflates the evidence of Abrego Garcia’s alleged membership in the MS-13 gang and omits the U.S. government’s responsibility for returning him to El Salvador.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Some Leaders Have Started Eliminating The Pre-Meeting Chit-Chat Executives now use a direct communication approach, which omits all small talk.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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It’s designed to combat re-arrest and re-incarceration after imprisonment—known as recidivism, create jobs and build dignity for those the system tries to forget.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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Demings will likely never forget that night, nor the weeks and months that followed.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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Aware of the ongoing discourse around Joey Bada$$’s comments—which some took as slighting the West Coast’s current success—Soul stepped up with a diplomatic but direct verse.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
14 May 2025
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No one feels slighted that a title won’t be on the line in a WrestleMania main event.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Window treatments appear in nearly every room in the house, but the kitchen has long been neglected, thanks to airflow needs and cooking residue.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2025
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However, because of its small flowers, Calibrachoa was long neglected by plant breeders in favor of the petunia with its larger blooms.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 May 2025
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Real efforts at improving access — which many schools have adopted in recent years without enough attention earned — and promoting freer campus climates — which too many schools have failed at — will have to be done simultaneously.—
Jeffrey Herbst,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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But the consultants have also been asked to anticipate a scenario where the measure fails or doesn’t even go on the ballot.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Pretermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretermit. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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