as in to shrug off
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But markets seemed to shrug off such concerns, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average even hitting a new high.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025 -
The stock market has soared this year, shrugging off a flurry of new tariffs, an uptick of inflation and a sharp slowdown in hiring.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The letter also called for the return of mandatory standardized testing in university admissions and for universities to report the anonymous scores and grades of accepted and rejected students.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a June ruling, a three-judge Kansas Court of Appeals panel rejected Kobach’s arguments in no uncertain terms.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Seven of those charged previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and prosecutors moved to dismiss their felony counts.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Olguin dismissed the case in 2022 after finding Elden’s claims were time-barred without addressing the substance of his allegations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The ability to criticize, question, protest, and even mock those in power is foundational to what America has always aspired to be.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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After the White House meeting, the president posted a cartoonish fake video mocking the Democratic leadership that was widely viewed as unserious and racist.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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For its part, the stock market has defied financial fears during recent government shutdowns.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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On Bosnia-Herzegovina, Vučić has also backtracked, expressing support for long-time Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik – who has been barred from office by the country’s constitutional court, but defies that ruling.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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The scorelessness has turned to scorn, too.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Washington made the move over Petro’s participation in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in New York City, as well as his call for US troops deployed in American cities to disobey orders.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Along with allied criminal groups, the syndicate’s crimes led to the deaths of 10 people who disobeyed the group’s management or tried to escape the compounds, according to the Chinese court’s statement.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The order, which took effect Sunday, is already drawing criticism for flouting clear requirements of US federal immigration law and is likely to invite immediate lawsuits.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Belly has been in Paris for quite some time, proudly flouting her visa (an undocumented immigrant leading a popular US TV show?—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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