as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to
a documentary that slurs over certain important facts as it offers a very biased case for a conspiracy theory
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Leah Sylvis said Maluchnik ignored many of her emails about the need to have a discussion district having too few school psychologists.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
4 June 2026 -
What those changes are — and who should bear the brunt of them — is a complicated and largely ignored debate happening right now.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Change rarely fails because leaders forgot to announce it.—
Harrison Monarth,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The gift card had originally been packaged with a handwritten note and a receipt labeled for Uchi, but after briefly looking at it months earlier, the couple tucked it away and forgot about it.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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In 2007, a big steam main by the Chanin Building, across from Grand Central, blew up right as a truck passed over, injuring dozens.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
22 May 2026
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Still, their offers kept getting passed over as homes sold for tens – and sometimes hundreds – of thousands of dollars above list price.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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“Slurred (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurred%20%28over%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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