thumbs-down
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Asking around in recruiting circles, I heard about a man whose candidacy was doomed by a thumbs-down from his stepmother, who worked in the same industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
If a product - say Viennese-style sausages from Kostelecké uzeniny or sliced bread from Penam - belongs to an Agrofert company, a thumbs-down symbol appears.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — who has occasionally written articles for The Times — also gave the “bias meter” a thumbs-down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024
The media built him up, and as we saw in the Roman colosseum, the thumbs-up can quickly turn to thumbs-down.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2024
I pair an over-the-top smile with a thumbs-up, before turning it into a thumbs-down and shaking my head, the smile slipping off my face.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Investors gave a thumbs down to Meta’s plans to spend even more to stay in the artificial-intelligence race, sending shares sliding about 11.3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Young visitors at the Vietnam Military History Museum posted photos of themselves next to the flag with deep frowns, thumbs down or middle fingers raised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
Thumbs up for a Brighton win, thumbs down for an Everton victory.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
The Stoics were not necessarily giving the thumbs down to any type of feeling, but they saw much of negative feeling as the byproduct of useless attachments.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
Then the sumo dude held out his hand and gave the thumbs down sign.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
