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using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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The fenced area in downtown Detroit filled around the time of Sean's performance and hundreds of visitors awaiting entry were turned away.
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Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024
As a result, some women seeking abortions have been turned away from hospitals in life-threatening situations.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
The 31-year-old Marine Corps veteran, with infectious optimism and the most beautiful handwriting his family had ever seen, was turned away.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
But the turn away from globalization, on which so many small states depend, could have damaging consequences.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
And physicians have on occasion turned away patients with an ectopic pregnancy, where the embryo implants outside the uterus.
—Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 22 Apr. 2024
Federal documents obtained by the Associated Press show that complaints of pregnant women being turned away from U.S. emergency rooms for treatment spiked in 2022 after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Or they’re turned away entirely because the provider doesn’t have enough staff to support the varying needs of new clients.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
After June 2020, Rachlin was turned away from police precincts, denied grants and community partnerships, the complaint says.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024
As a result, some women seeking abortions have been turned away from hospitals in life-threatening situations.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
The 31-year-old Marine Corps veteran, with infectious optimism and the most beautiful handwriting his family had ever seen, was turned away.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
But the turn away from globalization, on which so many small states depend, could have damaging consequences.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
And physicians have on occasion turned away patients with an ectopic pregnancy, where the embryo implants outside the uterus.
—Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 22 Apr. 2024
Federal documents obtained by the Associated Press show that complaints of pregnant women being turned away from U.S. emergency rooms for treatment spiked in 2022 after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Or they’re turned away entirely because the provider doesn’t have enough staff to support the varying needs of new clients.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
After June 2020, Rachlin was turned away from police precincts, denied grants and community partnerships, the complaint says.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20away. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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