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rejection

[ri-jek-shuhn] / rɪˈdʒɛk ʃən /


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For long-term-care hospitals, initial rejection rates were as high as 80%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"Kim's core message was a categorical rejection of reports of US-China discussions on North Korean denuclearisation as 'false information'", he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“Another Dimension” is his answer to the years of rejection, pain and incandescent ire, but transmuted into a vibrant, avant-garde, genre-defying gaping wound found within 11 tight tracks.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

A member of their legal team in the UK told the BBC no reason was given for the rejection of their appeal.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Strauss scholars disagree on whether his withdrawal was a rejection of his previous accommodation with the regime, a suspicion that it might not last, or simply an old man choosing retirement.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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