rejected

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Akzo Nobel said in a statement on Wednesday that it had rejected a joint bid from Sherwin and Nippon Paint at an indicative price of 73 euros per share.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Akzo rejected the takeover proposal and said its boards continued to recommend a merger with U.S. peer Axalta Coating Systems instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Akzo Nobel rejected a joint bid from Sherwin-Williams and Nippon Paint, leading Sherwin-Williams stock to rise.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The memo, reported by the Chicago Policy Center, says that with some 80% of schools counted, 60% or so of members had rejected the plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Although Descartes followed the ancient atomists in their distinction between primary and secondary qualities, he rejected their belief in empty space, the void.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton