Word: dismissiveness
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...land accidents are more deadly, not least because of the still-fuzzy line between a water landing and a water crash. In a 2002 article, an expert quoted in The Economist noted that "no large airliner has ever made an emergency landing on water" and went on to dismiss onboard flotation devices as useless, considering the high likelihood of fatalities. Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Salon.com's "Ask the Pilot" column, later rebutted those claims, noting that a number of jets have landed on water and managed to bring some or all of their passengers to safety...
...John Doe No. 4 received word today that the hospital’s motion to dismiss the negligence claims on the grounds of “charitable immunity”—a legal doctrine currently recognized in only three states limiting liability in civil suits against charities—was denied...
...female club Isis, suggests the issue is overplayed. “It kind of annoys me when people bring it up,” Biggers said. “His social club does not define him any way.”Schwartz himself is less quick to dismiss the question, stressing his extensive involvement in other organizations outside the Fly, but also framing his membership in the club as an opportunity to “bridge divides” within the student body and reach out to a wide range of student groups. It’s a stance that...
...pirates aboard the Saudi-owned ship and members of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government dismiss these claims as an effort to placate their donors in Saudi Arabia...
...indulge in as much subprime lending as other banks, it is being sued by the city of Baltimore for allegedly using predatory lending practices in predominantly African-American neighborhoods that have since seen inordinately high foreclosure rates. (Wells Fargo denies the accusation, and has asked a judge to dismiss the suit.) Countrywide Financial (now merged with Bank of America), which also attended the Miami Gardens clinic, last month settled lender-fraud complaints brought against it by 11 states by agreeing to lower home-loan amounts and interest rates at a cost of $8.4 billion...