spurn

Heteropessimism exists alongside heterosexuality not because being straight is terrible or embarrassing or out of fashion, but because it is, first and foremost, an institution — one that in many places remains dangerous to spurn.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

At Anthropic, Rao has chosen to raise less money than is available and to spurn the highest valuations offered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Neither country - nor the rest of Asean - could afford to spurn Trump's request for this ceremony.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025

Florida State: You’ll find the Seminoles closer to the top here than in other post-spring forecasts, largely because of our faith in coach Mike Norvell to turn the playoff spurn into seasonlong emotional propulsion.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

“I will answer for it, that mine thinks herself full as clever, and would spurn any body’s assistance.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Newsom typically spurns laws that make changes to the state budget after those fiscal discussions conclude in the first half of the calendar year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The story of the first Carthaginian queen, Dido, was co-opted by the Roman poet Virgil, whose hero, Aeneas, spurns her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

In the ancient Greek tale of Narcissus, a young hunter, admired for his unmatched beauty, spurns many who love and pursue him.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023

It’s tricky dealing with Rodgers, who sometimes spurns accountability by expressing frustration over the mistakes of inexperienced players.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023

He spurns the Senate by Our laws, as these attest.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds

With these gains under his belt, Kim has so far spurned all of Trump’s diplomatic overtures since the president returned to the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The announcement comes after North Korea has repeatedly spurned South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's dovish overtures, labelling Seoul its "most hostile" enemy and declaring itself an "irreversible" nuclear state.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Now, if Canada makes it to the knockout round of the World Cup for the first time ever, it will be because a spurned American led them there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Norwegian Ruud spurned five match points in the third set against Safiullin, by which time he said he had already started to feel cramping in his legs.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Arriving in Washington with the same sort of desire and energy to contribute, though, she’d been roundly spurned, pilloried for taking on a policy role in the White House’s work on health-care reform.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

It entered talks with Sweden’s Saab to acquire surveillance aircraft to help detect and deter threats in the Arctic, spurning U.S. suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Rams grew nervy, spurning chances to build their lead.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

After spurning BHP’s advances last year, Anglo American announced a proposed merger with Canada’s Teck Resources in September that would value the pro forma entity at around $60 billion using today’s share prices.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

And there was a touch of Nunez about Ekitike spurning a header inside the six-yard box less than a minute into the second half, and another chance he blazed over from 12 yards.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025

Then he leapt forward, spurning the earth, and was gone like the north wind from the mountains.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien