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turn away

verb

  1. to move or cause to move in a different direction so as not to face something

    one of the child turned away while the others hid

  2. tr to refuse admittance or assistance to

    dozens of people were turned away from the hostel

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Kuemper deserved a far better fate after turning away 43 shots.

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One of his first moves as PM, before the election, was to repeal Trudeau's unpopular carbon pricing programme, which was designed to give financial incentives for people and firms to turn away from fossil fuels.

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Security stepped in between the pair before Usyk turned away and began laughing.

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Democrats have visited Social Security offices around the country, sometimes getting turned away and going public.

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That has raised speculation about whether the drop might signal a more far-reaching turn away from the US, as well as away from the dollar.

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