rejected

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The hedge fund founder and environmental activist spent $216 million of his own money on his campaign, and now joins the legion of other high-profile, self-funding candidates rejected by California voters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He now admits he rejected outreach to brief him on the changes before the replacement hire’s first day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Three years later, Pulte seems to have rejected fully some of his grandfather’s principles.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The governor rejected Nichols’s final appeal, saying, “Let the law take its course.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann