as in ignoring
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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So the notion of Moreau ignoring his family’s wishes and flying to Los Angeles to see his Devils isn’t novel.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026 -
The city of Aledo is considering ordinances targeting e-bikes and golf carts following numerous complaints from residents that riders are ignoring traffic rules, running stop signs and disregarding pedestrians on sidewalks.—
Mary Ella Hastings
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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At about the same time, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for south-central Clay County and northwestern Jackson County as a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was passing over the metro.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Jupiter's moons are in a chain of orbital resonances that could only have formed by the moons tugging gently on each other in passing over a long period of time, and crater records also suggest that Jupiter's moons are very, very old.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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My answer is that the alternative — silence, forgetting, the regime’s preferred outcome — is worse.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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Fifteen years after the end of her time in Sonic Youth, Play Me represents an artist again taking chances while soaring confidently into a new era, not forgetting the past but living fully within her ongoing evolution.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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“Slurring (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurring%20%28over%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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