be repelled by

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Or perhaps they took up the case out of a desire to narrow the scope of Section 1983, only to be repelled by the petitioners’ radical and indefensible arguments.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2023

Noel Amano, an archaeozoologist in Jena, worries those and future partners may be repelled by the controversy.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021

Diamagnetic substances have a slight tendency to be repelled by magnetic fields.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Thomson said the state’s calculation is that “more commuters will be drawn to the HOT lanes than will be repelled by them, resulting in a net gain in overall traffic flow along alternative routes.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2017

But Rousseau's artificial and self-conscious simplicity expressed that vague yearning and spirit of unrest which could generate a half-sensual sentimentalism, but could be repelled by genuine sentiment.

From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir