as in to rebel (against)
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But Breakfield rejected that argument during sentencing.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026 -
Lower courts likely won't approve a measure that aims to circumvent a Supreme Court ruling and would probably reject any law that ties the provision of general government services to the behaviors of the recipients, Smith said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The court recommended that the petition be dismissed, and that the organizations be given one month to submit the employee lists.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Even the foundations of today’s artificial intelligence boom were laid by the NSF in the 1980s and 1990s, when neural networks were a backwater dismissed by mainstream computer science.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
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Trump has also lambasted members of the alliance for shrugging off requests to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite much of the oil that Europe relies on navigating through the waterway.—
Haris Alic,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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When asked if the game’s postponement had any effect on the result, head coach Ken Klee shrugged off the suggestion.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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This is also not the first time the president has mocked the Illinois governor's weight.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The two Republicans are heard on the video mocking Wu's accent during the introduction of that bill.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Directed by Semmalar Annam, the Tamil-language film follows a woman married off in her adolescence who defies societal norms to seek financial independence with her young daughter.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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At every turn, Porter defied the expectations of his doctors and therapists.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The advice that Liza Ginette and Leslie and Lindsey Glass all share from the no contact experience is to look inward and take accountability rather than cross your arms and scorn the other side.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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At a raucous commission meeting Tuesday, City Manager Rickelle Williams faced a storm of withering accusations in her initial job evaluation — mostly from Mayor Dean Trantalis, who eagerly supported hiring Williams last year but now scorns her in public.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The department’s internal affairs unit was investigating Saulter on allegations of falsifying time sheets, disobeying a direct order and failing to properly report part-time employment, according to the letter.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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Authorities last August removed Dodik from the post of the president and temporarily banned him from politics for disobeying Schmidt's decisions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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Israeli broadcaster Kan has encouraged an Israeli diaspora in Europe to vote multiple times — current rules allow ten per phone — in an organized campaign that critics say flouts the rules and defenders say is in fact practiced by a host of countries with strong diasporas.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Those who flout Defender’s rules face disqualification from the events without a refund, its hotel policy shows.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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“Scoff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoff%20%28at%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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