rejection
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But their rejection in parliament last week prompted Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap election for November 29 in which housing will feature prominently.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Conditional approval is better than a rejection, but the message from the state and the county is fairly consistent: Making the necessary cuts will be hard and detrimental; not making them would be disastrous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Its most recent survey suggested that, on the eve of the election, both candidates had the same rejection rate with voters: 45%.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
You are not going to like this answer, but I do wish someone had plainly explained this reality to me when I was younger: There is no way to date without risk or rejection.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
But to him, it feels like another rejection.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
He took these rejections hard at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
That shift, highlighting acceptances instead of rejections, is an appeal for many young people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
After 23 years of struggle and 60 rejections, I’d sold a hardcover memoir to Random House that led to a series of books.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Despite rejections from Uefa and Concacaf, Fifa initially vowed to continue with its proposals on Friday, saying "nobody is selling football".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
After all of the recent rejections, this assessment of my potential ignited a spark that I thought had long since been extinguished.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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