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as in to reject
to be unwilling to grant
the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state
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as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm
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Recent Examples of disapprove
The health care industry enjoyed a brief spike in popularity during the pandemic, but its approval rating as measured by Gallup has fallen back to 31 percent, with 51 percent disapproving.
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
But in this week's poll, those numbers were exactly reversed: 64 percent of Democrats approved of the pardon, and 21 percent disapproved.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Seventy-nine percent of Republicans disapprove of it, the poll shows.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Not long after the protests, a national poll showed that forty per cent of Argentineans disapproved of Milei and fifty-five per cent approved of him.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
But in this week's poll, those numbers were exactly reversed: 64 percent of Democrats approved of the pardon, and 21 percent disapproved.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Seventy-nine percent of Republicans disapprove of it, the poll shows.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Not long after the protests, a national poll showed that forty per cent of Argentineans disapproved of Milei and fifty-five per cent approved of him.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The judge in that case on Monday rejected Trump’s request to toss out the convictions and indictment on a claim of presidential immunity.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Government shutdown:Donald Trump rejects bipartisan plan to avoid a government shutdown, sets up debt ceiling battle When is the government shutdown deadline?Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Since then, Amazon has refused to recognize us and negotiate a contract.Rubie Mosqueda, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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President Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package.Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Addressing reports that a bird strike was the cause of the crash, Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae neither confirmed nor denied it.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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Michael LeBron wanted to rent a billboard in an Amtrak station, was denied, and ended up suing Amtrak over First Amendment rights.Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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After the remaining trio declined to renew Klein’s contract in 1973, Klein sued them.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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His scoring and shooting marks had declined the previous two seasons from his career highs in 2021-22, but this year has been a more noticeable dip.John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Disapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapprove. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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