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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

She says they were pitched as giving single people "access to a virtually infinite pool of strangers" and sparing them "from the possibility of rejection".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The pair of suitors said at the time they would consider next steps, if any, in light of the rejection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Rishi still felt the echo of the sting of rejection, even though she hadn’t said anything outright.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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