rejection letter
noun
: a letter informing a person of being turned down (as for a job, school enrollment, etc.) : a letter saying that something a person has written, made, etc., has been turned down (as for publication)
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The authors of the study received an official rejection letter from the journal on Tuesday, one source said, even though the study had cleared internal reviews and had been scheduled for publication.
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Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Drummond asked the court to order the board to issue a new rejection letter detailing all of the reasons the proposal was deficient.
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Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
The agency posted the rejection letter on its website Friday afternoon, sending Disc shares down 31% to $49 in afternoon trading.
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Lizzy Lawrence,
STAT,
13 Feb. 2026
Instead, the new 120-unit proposal was missing key information, town officials said in their rejection letter Friday.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2026
Toby spoke about keeping a rejection letter from the National Endowment for the Arts on her desk as a reminder to continue working on their own terms.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2026
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Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Drummond asked the court to order the board to issue a new rejection letter detailing all of the reasons the proposal was deficient.
—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
The agency posted the rejection letter on its website Friday afternoon, sending Disc shares down 31% to $49 in afternoon trading.
—
Lizzy Lawrence,
STAT,
13 Feb. 2026
Instead, the new 120-unit proposal was missing key information, town officials said in their rejection letter Friday.
—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2026
Toby spoke about keeping a rejection letter from the National Endowment for the Arts on her desk as a reminder to continue working on their own terms.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Rejection letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejection%20letter. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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