spurn

More Americans were expected to spurn pricier steaks and burgers in favor of cheaper chicken.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Heteropessimism exists alongside heterosexuality not because being straight is terrible or embarrassing or out of fashion, but because it is, first and foremost, an institution — one that in many places remains dangerous to spurn.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

Neither country - nor the rest of Asean - could afford to spurn Trump's request for this ceremony.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025

Caleb Williams, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from USC, says he is happy in Chicago a year after he and his father discussed ways to spurn the Bears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025

He was the first commanding officer to spurn such a meeting.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

And Newsom typically spurns laws that make changes to the state budget after those fiscal discussions conclude in the first half of the calendar year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The story of the first Carthaginian queen, Dido, was co-opted by the Roman poet Virgil, whose hero, Aeneas, spurns her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Chiedozie Ogbene spurns a great chance to give the Irish an early lead - he's fed down the left and sprints into the box before smashing into the side netting.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024

In the ancient Greek tale of Narcissus, a young hunter, admired for his unmatched beauty, spurns many who love and pursue him.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023

Elsa spurns the tempter away, and Lohengrin, who perceives him at her side, bids him forever begone.

From Stars of the Opera by Mabel Wagnalls

SEOUL—North Korea accelerated a spree of missile tests on Wednesday, signaling it would stick to its guns as the Kim Jong Un regime defiantly spurned U.S. diplomatic overtures with a growing list of demands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The $1.3 billion stock deal fell apart in March when Two Harbors spurned UWM and opted for a cash offer from another suitor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The announcement comes after North Korea has repeatedly spurned South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's dovish overtures, labelling Seoul its "most hostile" enemy and declaring itself an "irreversible" nuclear state.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The 27-year-old had a goal disallowed on Monday after Doue was offside in the build-up, and he also spurned a number of chances as Olise stole the headlines.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

They were for ever ardent and craving; still I desired love and fellowship, and I was still spurned.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

It is probably no coincidence that the rise of the current AI excitement coincided with a more inward-looking technorati spurning major institutions—whether that be government, regulators, media or any group perceived as slowing their innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

The Rams grew nervy, spurning chances to build their lead.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

After spurning BHP’s advances last year, Anglo American announced a proposed merger with Canada’s Teck Resources in September that would value the pro forma entity at around $60 billion using today’s share prices.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

And there was a touch of Nunez about Ekitike spurning a header inside the six-yard box less than a minute into the second half, and another chance he blazed over from 12 yards.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025

There was a wicked point to all the sewing and cooking that they were trying to impress upon me, the tedious lessons I had been spurning and ducking.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly