rejection
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It’s also hard for somebody at my age to handle that level of rejection, especially when you get so close to something.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Couples in that first wave of litigation across the country met with rejection in every court they turned to.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 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
Anxious attachment is often associated with worries about rejection or abandonment.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
She thought of her letter, her sugarcoated rejection slip.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Most have decades of experience in senior roles and say they've submitted countless CVs, only to receive automated rejections or no response at all.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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
UniCredit has used derivatives to quietly build its position and brushed off repeated rejections of the deal from German bankers and officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
"Every two minutes a mother dies. These visa rejections are silencing those we most need to hear from," she added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Such rejections cost American cattlemen about 3 V2 million dollars annually.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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