rejection
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had yet to comment on the proposal by Friday afternoon, but several Israeli officials expressed skepticism if not outright rejection of the proposal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Araki posits that it’s fear holding people back; not just the fear of rejection, but a broader fear of the unknown.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
While others said repeated rejection and lack of matches had damaged their confidence.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The European steel and metal processor on Wednesday said it views Worthington Steel’s intentions as broadly positive, but that it is unable to recommend either acceptance or rejection of the offer to shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
While Stanton accepted her husband’s right to his own opinion, his lack of support felt like a personal rejection.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
The government had to announce a review in 2024 and since then 884 former members of Afghan special forces, who served alongside UKSF, have since had their rejections overturned.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Outright rejections are rare, though in 2021 another U.K. digital bank, Monzo, withdrew an application after the regulator said approval was unlikely.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Medicare Advantage plans denied 12% of skilled nursing facility admissions; 95% of appealed rejections were overturned.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
He said he received countless rejections at first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
I would absorb such rejections and keep on looking, because for some reason the scholarship society and the athletic league and the yearbook staff didn’t satisfy me, were never quite enough.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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