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 focusing exclusively on the external threat from Iran ignores the internal threat Netanyahu’s government poses to Israel and its standing as a rule-of-law democracy and unified society.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Calling this anything less than professional education ignores the training, regulation, and expertise the role requires.—
David Kilmnick,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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And even host Kristen Bell forgets about the name change.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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One item nearly everyone forgets to clean is the blades on your ceiling fans.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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When oxygen from the air passes over small pieces of iron inside the battery, the iron rusts and produces electricity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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By comparison, Sanders threw 212 passes over the last two months of his rookie season.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Slurs (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurs%20%28over%29. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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