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reject

[ri-jekt, ree-jekt] / rɪˈdʒɛkt, ˈri dʒɛkt /


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Binance withdrew its application in mid-June before the HCMC’s board could formally reject it.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

“I reject the premise that you have to choose between clean air and abundant energy,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

An extraordinary result - why did MPs reject assisted dying bill this time?

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Researchers also use sophisticated computational techniques to distinguish different kinds of particle interactions and reject events that imitate the signatures expected from dark matter.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Thus, if the Muslims were to accept zero, they had to reject Aristotle.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Both his supporters and critics have labeled him a whistleblower, which he rejects.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Widmaier rejects the notion that Erinnerungskultur amounts to a guilt complex.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

But the government rejects the criticism, arguing that it has invested in ground-based resources, which it says are more effective, and purchased helicopters for water-bombing operations, with deliveries of the aircraft under way.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Her film rejects the idea that one has to give up the close intimacies of friendship once you transition into a coupled-up phase of life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

He and Shackleton sat on the snow, picking and choosing among the best pictures, smashing the rejects as they went to keep from changing their minds.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Authorities at the Temple in Jerusalem determined important dates using the prevailing calendar, but the Qumran sect rejected the idea that human leaders should have that power.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

At one point, more than 80% of deposits handled by a payment processor were rejected as fraudulent, far above industry standards of roughly 1%.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Sir John's investigation was ordered by the prime minister in September 2025 after MI5's explanations about what happened were rejected as deficient and unreliable.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

They feel like I am being rejected on a bad reality show like “Love Island.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Thus Bacon rejected the distinction, so deeply rooted in his society, between theory and practice.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

But for me, moderation in pursuit of health was no virtue, and extremism in rejecting junk was no vice.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The Chinese government is also rejecting any idea of a slowdown.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Rangers had proposed a reduced away allocation of 300 for the impending cup tie, with Celtic rejecting the offer.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Some in the meetings recommended trying to limit harm to voters by not rejecting the entire batch, according to the person familiar with the discussions.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

He’ll think I’m rejecting him, and he already thinks I’m too close to Nate, so that can’t happen.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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