rejected

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South Africa's government has meanwhile rejected accusations of xenophobia and urged other African nations to address the economic and governance crises driving migration.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Giribala Singh has said she doesn't know where her son is, but added that he will seek bail in the high court and will surrender if it's rejected.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The faculty rejected a measure that would have allowed professors to petition to have a course exempted from the cap, instead offering it pass-or-fail, with some nuances to permit further distinction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Then it unbanned him and rejected GameStop’s takeover attempt, with its board saying the offer was “neither credible nor attractive.”

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

It was this process of making up explanations that might or might not be true that Newton rejected when he insisted hypotheses non fingo.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton