as in to dislike
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Full-time working moms and dads almost universally dislike missing out on a child's concert, sporting match or other activity thanks to their jobs.
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Alas, Klopp is being praised for condemning a change in football that many people dislike.
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While prosecution witnesses have refused to delineate between the Lachman and Palisades blazes, Haney has repeatedly described them as two distinct incidents that ignited days apart.
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After a May debate, Smullen refused to shake his opponent's hand.
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Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez rejected those motions.
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Goldman has drawn criticism for refusing to reject support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group.
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Nearly three-quarters, 74%, of adults internationally disapprove of how Trump is dealing with Iran and 77% disapprove of his handling of tariffs.
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The poll, released June 18, showed that about 60% of Americans disapproved of how Trump has handled the economy, while 33% of Americans approved of the president's economic performance.
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Beijing broadly denies providing weapons to countries in conflict.
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Achraf Hakimi, Morocco’s superstar captain, was denied by Gunn after receiving a similar entry pass from Diaz, then zipped a shot from outside the box straight at the Scotland keeper.
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Valentin, whose license was already revoked in New York at the time, fled the scene to New Jersey.
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Iran's training base was relocated from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, and the team's ticket allocation was revoked days before the tournament began.
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The Iran situation has broken hearts around the world — and in Tijuana, at least, a city stepped up to offer the dignity that politics withheld.
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The names of those who perished were being withheld by authorities pending notification of relatives.
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The liberal Jewish organization J Street deplored Iran’s behavior, but emphasized there was no imminent threat to justify a preventive assault.
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Regardless of the level of material damage, Shiites are deploring the physical and spiritual assaults against their sacred landscape.
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“Frown (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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