rejected

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That request has been rejected by Natural England, which says the area's environment is still going downhill.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In a 1997 speech in China, he spoke out against the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement to set global emission-reduction targets that the U.S. eventually rejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

As of last month, according to Yahoo Sports, more than $125 million worth of NIL compensation that had been promised to athletes had been rejected by the clearinghouse or was still under review.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The company then introduced an access fee -- a remedy the EU rejected in April as unsatisfactory.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The prosecutor rejected this argument, assuring the court no tainted evidence was needed to prove the defendants’ guilt.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin