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Recent Examples of laugh offLynch managed to laugh off the comment, as did the rest of the crew.—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024 Tom Brady laughed off a question about his former coach Bill Belichick's relationship.—Natasha Dye, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Locals like Alex Novoa, my surf instructor and founder of Surfing Your Fears, accept Bitcoin as payment for classes but laugh off the crypto hype.—Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 The part of the honeymoon that was harder to laugh off was the feeling that this might be our last vacation together, the beginning of the end.—Devon Fredericksen, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laugh off
The sanctions threat came as Trump faces criticism for increasing pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal while playing down or even denying Russia’s responsibility for starting the war with its invasion three years ago.
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Aamer Madhani and Chris Megerian,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
There is an incremental fee to play at clubs higher up the food chain but when playing down members are only on the hook for a cart fee.
Trump and members of his administration have often shrugged off concerns about the additional cost tariffs present for US businesses, claiming foreign countries are the ones who pay for it.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
But Johnson shrugged off his doubters in both Chicago and the nation’s capital during a rousing send-off rally at a West Side church on Saturday.
Male competition, the divine mystery of creative brilliance, the fickleness of popularity: All play a part in Amadeus, although that shouldn’t discount how funny this film is, too.
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Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Kelly Clarkson, Joanna Gaines, Martha Stewart, and Trisha Yearwood discounted throw pillows, ottomans, area rugs, accent chairs, and side tables — up to 63 percent off.
This panel, called the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee but referred to as the RUC, has long been criticized as being inherently biased and promoting payment rates that undervalue primary care.
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Caitlin Owens,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
But with weather patterns changing and the number of extreme events on the rise, many others undervalue its importance to a business’s ongoing viability.
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