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Verb
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However, four of the signatories spurned the agreement and resumed fighting after the 2021 army takeover.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026 -
The two women haven’t spoken in 10 years when Mother Mary shows up on Sam Anselm’s doorstep with sad eyes and stringy hair, like a lost dog who got caught in the rain, and her spurned BFF leaps at the chance to make the most of her leverage.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Orbán rejected the accusations and denounced them as interference in Hungary’s sovereignty.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Richie said the company rejected the settlement demand and argued the state's workers' compensation program is the exclusive remedy for any injury in the workplace.—
Nicole Valdes,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The county, however, refused to comply with the order to close in that case and has continued operating Los Padrinos in defiance.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspect refused, prompting a police chase.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Brenda's right to call it out, and Mac’s 'Brenda scorned' joke was the perfect touch of humor to a stressful situation.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The truth is, Billy came onto the scene in the first season as somebody who felt scorned and betrayed by a big PR firm, who passed him over for a promotion.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Starmer claims he wasn’t told that Mandelson failed security vetting before being appointed; the Foreign Office overruled the decision without informing the prime minister.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Starmer says he was not informed that the Foreign Office had overruled the recommendation of security officials in early 2025 not to give Peter Mandelson the job.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Frey vetoed the ordinance, arguing that an eviction pause does not actually provide relief and only delays an inevitable problem.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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And European moves to condemn or sanction some Israeli actions frequently had been vetoed by Orban.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rejl, who marked his early editions with a desire to showcase true discoveries, that had not even been scouted by development labs, appears to have changed his approach for this edition.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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The ministry did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment but said in its public statement that armed forces scouted and secured the area to avoid collateral damage and that the Ecuadoran government investigates any situation related to human rights.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Rebuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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