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He says the new map is an “attack on the community,” for Republican and Democratic workers alike, who would find a cold shoulder in a galvanized conservative government.

From Salon

Hartley, who did not name Ecclestone or any player in her initial comments, said she had received "the cold shoulder" from some members of the team.

From BBC

Alex Hartley has been "shocked" at being given "the cold shoulder" by England players during the Women's Ashes because of comments the former spinner made about the team's fitness.

From BBC

All five living presidents and former presidents attended the funeral, but the list of people who gave the Carter critic the cold shoulder and those with open arms did not follow party lines.

From Salon

Beyoncé, months after lamenting not “being country ‘nough” in “Cowboy Carter,” is getting the cold shoulder from the country music scene — again.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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