rejection
Example Sentences
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This mass-application process often leads to rejection, or worse: no response at all.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
I’ve been reading with horror about the Food and Drug Administration’s recent rejection of Replimune RP1 injection, one of the most promising drugs to fight metastatic melanoma in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The rejection sets back video game retailer GameStop’s bold ecommerce ambitions to take on bigger rivals such as Amazon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
She told her co-host Jo Whiley: "I have worked through the seven stages of grief and rejection over the last couple of days."
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Frank, Bill and Lillian, lying flat on the parlor floor and peeking through the doors, bore witness to the proposal and to Anne’s none-too-original rejection.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Vocabulary lists containing rejection
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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