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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At first, Orbán ignored Magyar.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Trump has been angry that NATO member countries ignored his call to help reopen the vital waterway as gas prices soared during the war.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Now Larrañaga stopped a freshman who forgot one and asked the class to help.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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Porziņģis played like a man who forgot the rules of physics, racking up five fouls in the third quarter—including two in the backcourt that were as unnecessary as a screen door on a submarine.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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And yes, big-name stars like Dakota Johnson and Reese Witherspoon have been passed over for some truly outlandish reasons.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
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But those who place the blood on their doorposts are passed over during this last plague.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Slurred (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurred%20%28over%29. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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