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ignoring

  • present participle of ignore.

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The secret to human flourishing may be as simple as ignoring Negative Nikki.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Ch Insp Ian Roberts, of North Wales Police, said ignoring road closures and police cordons was "dangerous and may constitute a criminal offence".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Gandhi had staged a sit-in protest on Tuesday, accusing the government of ignoring students demands and condemning a police crackdown on demonstrations in New Delhi a day earlier.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

They are relentless, but I’ve just been ignoring their attempts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

And ignoring the short, proud puffin, Handsome turned around and walked back over the river rocks as if it were the easiest thing he’d ever done.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el