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Nxe3 Bf6!, again disdaining the rook on h4 to keep the attack humming.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Others, disdaining the election, said they had skipped voting altogether.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2023

But China remains hunkered down in its own nuclear bunker, disdaining U.S. invitations to discuss strategic stability.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

“I’m not incredibly interested in what he has to say about anything,” Rogen says, disdaining how little Gauthier considered the effects of his actions, especially on Anderson.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022

He growled and muttered and then lay down on his side, his eyes closed, as if disdaining his tormentors.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks