snub
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Not many musicians would snub a chance to work with Elvis Presley.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The move marks a snub to France's Safran, its historic engine supplier, whose CEO Olivier Andries, has said hydrogen aircraft are more suited to the next century.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Possible surprise: “The Testaments” Possible snub: “Stranger Things”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The Oscars snub is a missed opportunity for more audiences to try to answer it.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
The cat eyes above the snub nose were alert, blinking and resetting their attention to the growing noise beyond the flats.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
After past snubs, social-media site Reddit has landed a spot on the S&P 500, sending shares on an after-hours rally Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
The opening category set the tone for a string of snubs and surprises, which started coming thick and fast.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Read on to check out the biggest surprises and the most jaw-dropping snubs of the 2025 Oscar nominations.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2025
She felt honored by Janie’s acquaintance and she quickly forgave and forgot snubs in order to keep it.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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
Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, was recently snubbed from the company’s annual CEO summit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Michael Jackson’s famous clan stepped out to celebrate the premiere of the new “Michael” biopic, but some of the Jacksons snubbed the event and have opposed the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
He wasn’t above eavesdropping at a dinner where he wasn’t invited.That was simply getting back at people who’d snubbed him.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
The actor’s piece, titled “Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group,” accused other group members of snubbing Tisdale French from various gatherings and group chats.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Maybe there should be little surprise that Maverick McNealy, an intelligent but unheralded American who once considered snubbing golf for a business career, is leading the way.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Delta Air Lines is planning to add Amazon’s planned satellite-internet services to hundreds of aircraft, snubbing Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has so far seen significant momentum in this market.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
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
My snubbing her when she decided to be a small-town girl.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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