disapprove
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Eighty-seven percent of Peruvians disapprove of the legislature, according to an Ipsos poll.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
According to the survey, 41% approve of his work, compared with 29% who disapprove.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
It’s not as if voters can go to the voting booth and show that they disapprove of this.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
According to Gallup, as of September 2025, 42% of respondents approve, 52% disapprove and 6% have no opinion of the Supreme Court.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
The Damphair might disapprove, but Aeron and his pieties were far away.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Mr Yang hastened to add, however, that he disapproves of the ban on dog meat farming.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
Regrettably, Loomer also disapproves of Means’ selection as surgeon general, in part due to her history of talking to trees.
From Slate ● May 10, 2025
If Jones disapproves of the maps, he could appoint a special master to redraw them for the court.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
‘Barbie’ star Ryan Gosling has a message for anyone who disapproves of his casting as Ken: ‘Like you ever thought about Ken before this?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
A few days after he’s settled them all in, Vincent receives a visitor who vehemently disapproves and threatens to divulge all to Dorus and Anna.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
The King warned, in a message recorded at Balmoral earlier this month, that his mother would have disapproved of the current state of the world.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
The meeting was a first step by Cahillane to get Kraft Heinz back on track with Berkshire—an original architect of the company that now disapproved of its direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, which was taken before the court ruling, found that 57% of respondents disapproved of Trump’s managing of the economy, and 64% disapproved of his handling of tariffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
A Pew Research poll from November showed that 70 percent of Latinos disapproved of his performance.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
But she disapproved of Mr. Pontellier’s club, and she was frank enough to tell Edna so.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
They can issue a resolution disapproving of the president’s conduct.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
Tenor Glenn Seven Allen was a solid Guillot; Justin Lee Miller’s rolling bass supplied richness as the Count Des Grieux, the Chevalier’s disapproving father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
When questioned, he claimed to be a US official before leaving to disapproving looks from locals, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
A slight majority of poll respondents, or 52%, said they disapproved of the new restriction, with 17% strongly disapproving of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
Casting the boys a disapproving look, S.Q. took Charlie’s arm and led him away toward the exit.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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