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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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His presidency rejected the doctrines of Reaganomics, insisting instead that government could, and should, invest in its people.Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 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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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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This week, the District Court issued a ruling refusing to grant a stay (☆) (meaning that the injunction stays in place).Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Pharmaceutical companies such as Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi have denied the allegations, with representatives stating that the school districts and health plans negotiate the terms of their rebate arrangements.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Combs’ lawyers denied the allegations in a statement sent to Rolling Stone.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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Last year marked the seventh consecutive year of declining births, despite the relaxation of China's one-child policy to allow two children in 2016 and three in 2021.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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In any case, a company with declining revenues, earnings and free cash flow may not even be able to sustain its current dividend, let alone grow it to keep pace with future inflation.Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Disapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapprove. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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