A glaring double standard emerges when Mpofu dismisses the CCC’s attempts to gain attention and dialogue while asserting that ZANU PF is under no obligation to engage with the opposition.

Source: https://www.zimeye.net/2023/10/22/zanu-pf-trapped-between-tshabangu-and-obert-mpofu/

Asian Games: Delhi HC dismisses wrestlers’ plea against Phogat, Punia’s exemption from.

Source: https://www.mangalorean.com/asian-games-delhi-hc-dismisses-wrestlers-plea-against-phogat-punias-exemption-from-trials/

Barack Obama dismisses “a bunch of post-racial fantasies” and then states that “those lines are aspirational and always have been”.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/columns/daniel-greenfield/obama-brings-back-the-race-card/2023/06/25/

But Crenshaw dismisses that in an interview reprinted in the reissue’s booklet.

Source: https://americansongwriter.com/review-marshall-crenshaws-1983-release-field-day-gets-40th-anniversary-upgrade/

Christie dismisses polling predictions as ‘shooting in the dark’

Source: https://www.onnradio.com/2023/12/03/christie-dismisses-polling-predictions-as-shooting-in-the-dark/

Ferguson quickly dismisses the idea that Trump’s legal issues will hurt him because criminal cases against leading political figures often do not hinder their political success.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/05/14/historian-makes-huge-prediction-for-2024-n1695260

For reasons of double jeopardy, if a judge dismisses a case at the close of the prosecutor’s presentation, that’s the end of it.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/three-biggest-obstacles-convicting-trump/674366/?utm_source=feed

He doesn’t deny it but kind of dismisses it and blames it on Natalie.”

Source: https://www.chipchick.com/2023/05/her-husband-cheated-on-her-with-her-friend-while-she-was-out-shopping-to-get-a-bridesmaid-dress-for-her-sisters-wedding.html

If the court accepts this defense and dismisses the case, it could then decide to impose a treatment plan.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/sports/tennis/nick-kyrgios-australian-open.html

In reality the loch, with a greater volume of water than the rest of the lakes in England put together, is too cold for any prehistoric mammals to survive very long which dismisses most of the tales.

Source: https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/thais-are-hooked-on-the-legend-of-the-loch-ness-monster-445786

In this interview, Adebayo says Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the presidential election because he had the most experienced politicians in the polity supporting him even as he dismisses the petitions challenging Tinubu’s election at the tribunal.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/04/feb-25-judases-those-who-claimed-to-support-me-secretly-worked-for-tinubu-adebayo/

Kagiso Rabada dismisses Rajasthan hitter Jos Butler early in the 188-run chase.

Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/punjab-kings-vs-rajasthan-royals-live-score-ipl-2023-pbks-vs-rr-match-latest-scorecard-updates/3094463/

Lavrov dismisses Macron's comment on Russia being China's vassal as 'Freudian slip'

Source: https://eng.belta.by/economics/view/belarus-gdp-at-br635bn-in-january-april-2023-158864-2023/

On the other hand, he dismisses popular Sufi texts like for being misattributions to their purported authors and therefore unreliable.

Source: https://muslimmatters.org/2023/02/27/the-forbidden-prostration-a-translation-of-an-urdu-jurisprudential-work-on-sajda-ta%ca%bf%e1%ba%93imi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-forbidden-prostration-a-translation-of-an-urdu-jurisprudential-work-

Other times, he coldly dismisses them like an impersonal overlord.

Source: https://gamerant.com/dragon-ball-best-characters-only-in-games/

Roman dismisses it as "disgusting," chooses option one, and walks out.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1258970/succession-season-4-episode-4-review-a-new-status-quo/

Surjewala dismisses the Opposition’s accusation of their separate programmes as another sign of factionalism within the Congress.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/haryana-congress-randeep-surjewala-pcc-event-8872875/

Thanks to scholars Lisa Brooks and Cassandra Brooks, we have access to an accurate narrative rather than one that dismisses or deletes the documented attempts at native rights, resolutions and incredible resiliency.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/03/19/commentary-who-lived-here-until-europe-showed-up-on-the-shore-2/

The court also dismisses the allegation of NYSC certificate forgery, one of the basis for which the Labour Party governorship candidate wanted the court to disqualify Governor Peter Mbah.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/12/22/breaking-supreme-court-affirms-peter-mbah-as-enugu-gov/

The feeling prompts an inevitable question: But when confronted, that person is offended, becomes defensive, or dismisses the allegation outright.

Source: https://sacobserver.com/2023/09/are-you-experiencing-racelighting-heres-what-it-means/