as in refusal
a vote or decision against something
the motion to award the controversial scholar an honorary degree from the university passed by an overwhelming margin, with only two recorded non placets
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This isn’t to say that this refusal is a good thing; many haven’t rejected these aspects of the American Dream by choice.—
Alice Lassman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025 -
According to de Veer, the refusal of his request to include his extended version of the theme that included the popular motif later in the show was one of the main sources of contention during the making of Season 3.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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As Brian Grazer wrote in A Curious Mind, Hollywood is the land of no.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The play itself contained a questionable no-call on targeting, but Sherrod lost the ball inside the USF 40-yard line, halting a scoring chance.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Aug. 2025
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Congress previously voted to repeal the law, but then-President Joe Biden blocked the repeal with a presidential veto.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now that the process has been initiated, the Security Council must vote within 30 days on a resolution to continue Iran‘s sanctions relief, requiring at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, Russia, China, Britain, or France to pass.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
28 Aug. 2025
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The program is set to expire Dec. 31, 2026, but on Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee advanced a bill out of committee (13 ayes, no nays) that would extend the program, and the same major players from the 2013 legislative session are lobbying again to extend and improve the tax credit.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Even so, that only added up to 49 yay votes, versus 51 nays from the rest of the GOP conference, meaning the amendment failed.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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We're told that the film can be processed and the negatives can be scanned at most labs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Though some councilors plan to vote down the $1 billion data center because of the precedent to defer to Hart, others said the negatives of the Google data center outweigh the positives.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
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Instead of pressing for an immediate yes or no, the couple must agree to revisit the discussion weekly, giving space to gather information, process emotions and weigh in the pros and cons.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Tatum does stretch his acting abilities in scenes where Jeffrey’s con-man charisma is underlaid with desperation and deception, but there’s nothing in Cianfrance and Kirt Gunn’s screenplay to seriously challenge Tatum’s persona as a leading man.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Non placet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non%20placet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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