rejected

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The majority opinion roundly rejected Alito and Thomas’ arguments about domicile.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

Spurs previously had a bid of about £80m rejected by Newcastle, but are now set to pay an initial £92.5m plus a further £7.5m in add-ons.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

“The fact that the court rejected wholly unprecedented positions doesn’t signal that it is ready to push back on the president more broadly,” said Pratik Shah, who regularly argues before the court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Last September, a court rejected a bid by Fenech to void the statements he gave to police directly after his 2019 arrest.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

When Cantor applied for a position at the University of Berlin in 1883, he was rejected; he had to settle for a professorship at the much less prestigious University of Halle instead.

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