as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles
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But the friendship fell apart earlier this year when Farage refused to echo Musk’s support for Robinson, the founder of the now-defunct anti-immigration English Defence League (EDL), who was previously jailed for being in contempt of court by repeating false accusations about a Syrian refugee.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
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After handling raw chicken, an employee refused to wash his hands in the handwashing sink, instead of the prep sink.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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The movie was roundly rejected by critics and general audiences aren’t any warmer, with moviegoer survey firm Cinema Score polling a bad C- grade among early viewers.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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On September 18, the House narrowly rejected the resolution to censure Omar over her remarks and social media posts following the assassination of Kirk.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Bobbitt declined to comment Friday on the water issue, saying his firm preferred to let the joint authority handle any permit discussions.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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His attorney declined to comment on the allegations.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Appellate judges in New York threw out a roughly $500 million fraud penalty in August.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cannon threw out the case based on a finding that the lead prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Threw over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20over. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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