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using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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Cars and tour buses bringing day trippers will be turned away.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Lastly, those socks will take you from pilates class to the Netflix marathon on the couch, being hard to turn away from thanks to all that shimmer.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Dozens of regular ticket holders were turned away at the festival’s highest-profile premieres.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
In some Jewish traditions, would-be converts are turned away three times as a test of their sincerity before being welcomed into the fold.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Lastly, those socks will take you from pilates class to the Netflix marathon on the couch, being hard to turn away from thanks to all that shimmer.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Dozens of regular ticket holders were turned away at the festival’s highest-profile premieres.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
In some Jewish traditions, would-be converts are turned away three times as a test of their sincerity before being welcomed into the fold.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20away. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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