as in ignores
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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But Beijing’s strategy ignores a crucial fact about the Dalai Lama’s role in the Tibetan freedom struggle.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025 -
Not to mention this ruling ignores the fact that this land has already been developed for a decade.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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And any candidate—left, right, or center—who forgets that will fail, because Black voters are insisting that our priorities come first.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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If someone forgets to draw the blinds in their dorms, the camera can see, record everything.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In 2024, Endries caught 45 passes over the final eight games of the season for Cal, with at least five catches in six of those contests.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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The maximum totality always occurs on the centerline of the path, where the entire diameter of the moon's shadow passes over.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Slurs (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurs%20%28over%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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