as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance
for too long the school just winked at the young athletes' hooliganism, dismissing it as a case of "boys being boys"
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The litigation in that case resolved hundreds of lawsuits alleging the company ignored red flags while filling prescriptions for opioid pain medication.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Mun-ju doesn’t plan to fall for San-ho so quickly after her husband’s death, but the heightened emotion of life-or-death situations spur a sizzling chemistry and deep connection that cannot be ignored.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Then, in the wake of George Floyd's viral murder and the national reckoning over Black lives, institutions like the Recording Academy began redressing their historic role in Black artists being criminally overlooked.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both players’ poor performances, although different in nature, can’t be overlooked.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Brooks explained the white and brown pup was rescued from a cruelty case in South Carolina.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The effects of the RBI's outsized rate cut of 50 basis points in June have yet to filter through the economy, explained Malhotra, adding that the decision to hold rates steady was unanimous.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Though when that context is Newcastle’s longer-term top-flight form, then a general feeling of unease is becoming justified.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Therefore, higher equity valuations may be justified for what remains the world’s most productive and innovative economy.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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In mid-August, Meredith drove to Miami for a gathering of pardoned J6ers and other MAGA minor celebrities.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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He was pardoned in a presidential decree along with five others, according to Egyptian state media.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Winked (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winked%20%28at%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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