disapprove
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Eighty-seven percent of Peruvians disapprove of the legislature, according to an Ipsos poll.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
According to the survey, 41% approve of his work, compared with 29% who disapprove.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
It’s not as if voters can go to the voting booth and show that they disapprove of this.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
According to Gallup, as of September 2025, 42% of respondents approve, 52% disapprove and 6% have no opinion of the Supreme Court.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
The dictionary, quite reasonably, contained an entry in which people could learn about the word, including, of course, the fact that many speakers disapprove of it.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Gladys’ marriage is the product of a financial arrangement brokered by Bertha, of which George disapproves.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2025
There are some signs Mr Xi disapproves of the burgeoning alliance between two of his allies.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
First, the charter reforms would allow the commission to place ordinances on the ballot only if the council ignores its proposals altogether or disapproves them with zero amendments.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024
As for Congress, if it disapproves of a president’s use of the act, its only recourse is to pass a law ending the deployment.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2023
He knows, she saw at once, and he disapproves.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Even so, Zaslav’s package failed to win shareholder support; 84% of those who voted in June disapproved, following a similar rejection a year before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
In the survey, 60% of respondents disapproved of the military strikes on Iran, while 35% approved.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
A year later, only 40% approved and 53% disapproved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Among self-described independents, 50% approved, 26% disapproved and 23% were not sure.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2025
Rashid had heard those words all his life, typically after he’d done something his parents disapproved of.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
Worryingly for Lula, the Datafolha poll showed 51 percent of voters disapproving of his performance.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
The poll found that 48% of California registered voters say they approve of the job Newsom is doing, with the same share disapproving of his performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
They can issue a resolution disapproving of the president’s conduct.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
A December poll by KSTP-TV and SurveyUSA found Minnesota voters divided on Walz’s job performance, 48% approving and 48% disapproving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
Mom gave me a disapproving look and I retreated back to the living room, carefully positioning myself to where I could still see what was going on.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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