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Recent Examples of laugh offHawes was quick to laugh off the suggestion that this reflected her own personality.—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 May 2025 But Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill laughed off Trump's remarks.—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025 Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.
— Economist Irving Fisher fails to read the market, just before the 1929 crash
Leavitt laughed off his question.—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025 The two ended up laughing off the situation and continued to pose for photos.—Michelle Lee, People.com, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for laugh off
Here are tips on how to stay safe during a thunderstorm:
To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.
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NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
This includes employing a repeatable data migration approach that minimizes the risk of unsuccessful implementations and ensures high-quality data that aligns with business goals.
Fearing their authority is being bypassed, supervisors sometimes retaliate – belittling ideas and withholding resources, for example – which stifles the very innovation that cross-silo collaborations can foster.
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ESMT Berlin,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Matt grows increasingly irritated when Sarah’s friends belittle his line of work — something that Rogen has experienced first-hand in real life while raising money with his wife for their Alzheimer’s charity.
There was some merit in Daigneault’s reasoning to bring Hartenstein off the bench and start reserve guard Cason Wallace, but the former’s vision and sense of timing are underrated within the Thunder’s scheme.
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Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
What Endures In a world obsessed with fame, the quiet work of creating value is underrated.
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