without regard to
idiom
: without attention paid to
She was hired without regard to race, age, or gender.
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Transportation decisions are made without regard to commuter realities.
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Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Players will be selected without regard to position, conference or status, meaning rookies will be teammates with sophomores.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Trump is, in effect, attempting to make use of the same discretion, in reverse, but without regard to the fact that many of these migrants are well settled in their communities, with jobs, neighbors, and children who are citizens, or to the conditions in their home countries.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
All-Star reserves are being selected this season without regard to position.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Players will be selected without regard to position, conference or status, meaning rookies will be teammates with sophomores.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Trump is, in effect, attempting to make use of the same discretion, in reverse, but without regard to the fact that many of these migrants are well settled in their communities, with jobs, neighbors, and children who are citizens, or to the conditions in their home countries.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
All-Star reserves are being selected this season without regard to position.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Without regard to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20regard%20to. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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