thumbs-down
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Asking around in recruiting circles, I heard about a man whose candidacy was doomed by a thumbs-down from his stepmother, who worked in the same industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
If a product - say Viennese-style sausages from Kostelecké uzeniny or sliced bread from Penam - belongs to an Agrofert company, a thumbs-down symbol appears.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
The council majority held fast: thumbs-down on the pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
I remain in the thumbs-down camp concerning the prequels, by the way; instead of rehashing the same quibbles, I’ll simply direct you to Charles Taylor’s 1999 review for Salon.
From Salon ● May 25, 2024
Shawn stepped forward to inspect the egg, and my head rang with Mom would be so disappointed in me—but then he gave a thumbs-down.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
After each pitch, the host asks audience members to hold up their paddle, which has a green thumbs up and a red thumbs down to indicate whether they agree or disagree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Hispanics gave them the thumbs down, 69% to 31%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Japan and Australia have both given thumbs down.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
After its investors gave another resounding thumbs down to the pay packages for its top executives, Netflix met with many of its biggest shareholders last year to discuss their concerns.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
The dockers banged their thumbs down on their stopwatches.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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