rejected

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Asked where he now sits on a spectrum between Cameron-era conservatism and Trump-era populism, Hilton rejected the framing, arguing that both were political movements that did not define him "personally".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

While the judge rejected Lively’s request for additional damages in this particular motion, her legal team said she could still seek them through other legal avenues permitted under the statute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The White House rejected the claims in a court filing.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Duchamp’s affect of soppy detachment, his mask since Europe rejected him, came to define his New York work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

There was an element of chauvinism in this—the French supported their own champion and rejected the ideas of the perfidious Englishman, while Newton was, of course, very much a prophet honoured in his own country.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin