as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
the firm conviction that we should never blink at any instances of plagiarism, whether in academia or in commercial publishing
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While Trump might be tempted therefore to simply ignore those critics, the Yemen crisis is a golden opportunity for his administration to advance and strengthen an important ...—
Julian Ku,
National Review,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Known more as a producer of top-end future-NBA talent like Ben Simmons, Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and current Duke phenom Cooper Flagg, you’d be forgiven for thinking the prep school even cared about track and field.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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You would be forgiven for mistaking the Slim, at a glance, for the original model.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
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More orthogonal in spirit, the sister’s side features a central staircase and internal windows so that the primary suite overlooks the kitchen and dining area, borrowing light from the rear façade.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2025
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One who might have been overlooked a bit in the initial recruiting process.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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About 45 minutes later, the Charlotte native explained his mistake to the media — one that negated a Tar Heel comeback from 24 points down in the second half.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2025
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The United States Department of Justice revealed the arrest on May 13, 2020, explaining that Fayne, who also goes by the name Arkansas Mo, had been arrested on federal bank fraud charges arising from a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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President Trump pardoned former Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey on Tuesday, two weeks into his prison sentence for campaign finance violations.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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Trump on his first day back in the White House on Jan. 20 pardoned about 1,500 people charged or convicted of crimes relating to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Blink (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blink%20%28at%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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