as in to ignore
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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But former Twitter employees say Musk sees laws, regulations and procedures as unnecessary speed bumps meant to be ignored.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025 -
The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board is taking a stand against the San Diego Planning Commission’s recent approval of a new senior living development in Carmel Valley as members feel their input on the project’s impact on traffic and community character was ignored.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Cut people some slack and forgive their shortcomings – and your own, too!—
Heller McAlpin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2025
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At this point, you would be forgiven for worrying that Barker’s story might be about to take a dark turn, whether a tale of unfulfilled potential might become a tale of woe.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Coqui Water Park at El Conquistador Resort Fajardo, Puerto Rico All accommodations at El Conquistador Resort overlook the Caribbean Sea, and guests enjoy amenities like four pools, five restaurants and bars, an 18-hole golf course, and access to a private island.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Moore, an industry staple since the early 1980s, picked up her first major acting award for The Substance last month, delivering an empowering speech about the value of knowing one’s worth in a business that often overlooks women.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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That, explains Brady, is because the Great Lakes aren’t freezing, leading to an increase in lake effect storms.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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This would explain those bigger groups that show up to bars and nurse one or two drinks.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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The disregard is reciprocated, and equally justified in the other direction.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Feb. 2025
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Relatedly, officers frequently justified stops using standard language that strongly suggests they weren’t driven by individualized suspicion.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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