snub
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Xi responded with rare diplomatic signals of displeasure, visiting South Korea in 2014 before ever meeting Kim: a move that was widely viewed as a snub.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
And First Lady Melania Trump decided to stay at home, an unusual snub of such a high-level event.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
The Oscars snub is a missed opportunity for more audiences to try to answer it.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
They sent a lower-ranking bureaucrat to sign it—a diplomatic snub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
She was ash blond, petite, with a snub nose and huge blue eyes which she’d turn upwards during hymns.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
A string of perceived snubs, missed connections and canceled meetings have rocked the relationship between Beretta and Sturm Ruger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Plenty of other critical darlings from last year without the same cultural longevity received complete snubs.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
The opening category set the tone for a string of snubs and surprises, which started coming thick and fast.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
But there will always be snubs, surprises and heated debates within the nominations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
A battle followed, fought in true Gilded Age fashion with oblique snubs and poisonous courtesy.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
I’ll start over: Greetings to all you Ilya and Shane shippers, fans of “The Madison” and other loyal subjects of snubbed shows and performers who tuned in to Wednesday’s nominations announcement livestream.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
With his photo entitled 'The Vikings are coming', Yarrow snubbed the tradition of shooting players on airplane steps.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
It wasn’t the first time that Huang had snubbed Su, who is also his first cousin, once removed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Jamerson’s dreams of a solid return to a school that snubbed him were shattered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
After Blane snubbed her and hurt her feelings because of his stupid friends, he realized he’d made a mistake.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
The Indian captain would not say whether his players would shake hands after snubbing the Pakistan team in three Asia Cup meetings in Dubai last year.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
A London listing for Kraken's shares would reverse a trend of firms snubbing the UK in favour of floating in the US.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
Despite snubbing Nvidia in his top five, Ives said that the chip company is still one of Wedbush’s top tech picks for next year.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
Assumption: The snubbing of “All We Imagine as Light” in the international feature category dooms its Oscar chances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Though I had believed they were snubbing me, now I realize they were only waiting, politely as maiden aunts, for me to make the next move.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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