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For most of the past century, it would have been unthinkable for BYU’s coach to spurn a blueblood like Penn State, with all the in-built advantages it offered in recruiting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 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

With surprising speed, however, this country’s leaders came to spurn McKinley’s embrace of a colonial empire with its costly, complicated occupation of overseas territories.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2025

He still felt he could win and he did not want to spurn the opportunity.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024

I hoped that some bright kid at Ohio State University who really wanted to be an oceanographer would read my book, spurn the offer from Goldman Sachs, and set out to sea.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

It’s tricky dealing with Rodgers, who sometimes spurns accountability by expressing frustration over the mistakes of inexperienced players.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023

Nevertheless, he shamed you, rejected you, like the meanest whining lap-dog your foot spurns aside out of your path.

From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

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

Despite no organized opposition, a flurry of cities, as well as the editorial board of the Los Angeles Daily News, have loudly spurned the idea, arguing it will make the region even less affordable.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

While big American banks spurned poor, non-English-speaking immigrants, Jarmulowsky welcomed them and soon became a towering figure in the city’s Jewish community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

When the singer put out “Red Rose Speedway” in 1973, the Village Voice spurned it as “possibly the worst album ever made by a rock and roller of the first rank.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

“Hamlet has spurned my love and hates me,” I said.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

So it’s strange that Ms. Hochul is spurning data centers, which could generate thousands of jobs and more tax revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

Younger generations are spurning the social media sites of their parents, but what’s shocking is the alternative we’ve embraced: the Find My app that shares your real-time location with as many friends as you want.

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2025

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

He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried to get close, he couldn’t exactly criticize Reyna for doing the same thing.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan