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rejection

[ri-jek-shuhn] / rɪˈdʒɛk ʃən /


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The second rejection marked the completion of a bearish island reversal, confirmed by a 3% gap down on October 30.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“Another Dimension” is his answer to the years of rejection, pain and incandescent ire, but transmuted into a vibrant, avant-garde, genre-defying gaping wound found within 11 tight tracks.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

A member of their legal team in the UK told the BBC no reason was given for the rejection of their appeal.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

I want to get into changing the conversation, but curious, is a reluctance to do so driven by a fear of rejection?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

In Vienna he had lived first with the fear of her, then the joke of her, finally the obsession, followed by rejection of her.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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