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ignore

[ig-nawr, -nohr] / ɪgˈnɔr, -ˈnoʊr /


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And while his impartiality occasionally and inevitably falters, the missteps show how difficult, and ultimately useless, it is to ignore humanity’s wide-ranging gray areas to make a beeline for black or white.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

Online thrifters like that they save money, help reduce waste and can ignore trends dictated by the industry.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

"I've watched them and they go through red lights, they just totally ignore the red lights," he said.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

That said, the performances are so captivating that one quickly becomes embroiled in the imperiled fates of the characters and their flailing attempts to either escape or ignore them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

And I tried my hardest to ignore the dark feeling deep inside that told me that was never, ever going to happen.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The guy then ignores said friend—only to learn that those crypto holdings are going to the moon while his own investments are going nowhere.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

In a statement shared with US media, lawyers for Black called the House move an "outrageous action that ignores the facts and the truth about Mr. Black".

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

A superintelligent AI system that ignores human goals or misinterprets commands could, naysayers say, scramble people’s bank accounts, disrupt essential water and power supplies, or take over missile-launch systems.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Arguing that the concept is unscientific simply because journalists use it loosely and without precision ignores the standard statistical apparatus scientists rely on to quantify anomalies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

"You know, the nerd in the front of the classroom who everyone ignores..."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

A guy he knew had told him to invest early, but Walker had ignored him, only to watch from the sidelines as the price went up and up and up.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

These sanitized accounts ignored the homemade dangers, such as the health problems fostered by an overstretched military — realities many children would face when a changed parent finally came home.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

County’s Department of Children and Family Services went ignored, according to a civil lawsuit filed late last year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

The committee’s decision was unusual and ignored the opposition of agency scientists, according to Time magazine.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

“GET OUT OF THE WATER!” the loudspeaker boomed again, but Owen and George ignored it.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

A perfect marriage of horror and comedy, ‘Widow’s Bay’ reminds us that ignoring monsters won’t make them go away.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

China changed the price of ignoring it, for government and industry alike.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Google was sued by Mexico over allegedly ignoring the country's requests not to rename the Gulf for US users.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

More pressure from Treasury could help keep them from ignoring it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

I keep ignoring, and Jonah texts, demanding that I stop behaving like a spoiled child and have a real conversation.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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