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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 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

Four-star Georgia linebacker Jadon Perlotte was also expected to spurn the Trojans in spite of his previous commitment to Entz and USC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 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

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. 1, 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

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

Eros.—He’s walking in the garden, and spurns The rush that lies before him; cries, Fool, Lepidus!

From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by John Keats

With these gains under his belt, Kim has so far spurned all of Trump’s diplomatic overtures since the president returned to the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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

Norwegian Ruud spurned five match points in the third set against Safiullin, by which time he said he had already started to feel cramping in his legs.

From BBC ● May 25, 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

Yet I had spurned him, and I wondered whether my desertion might have hastened his death.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

The stock fell 5% on Wednesday on reports of a potential financial partner spurning a data center Oracle was building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 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

Earlier in the afternoon, one speaker had dared to envision college kids spurning the College Democrats and College Republicans, and joining the “College Abundists” instead.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 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