Today’s “Word of the Day” is “spurn“ and it is a verb meaning “refuse, decline, say no to, reject, rebuff, turn down“.
Example Sentence: On Tuesday, two weeks after launching military action, the Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, announced a “final and conclusive” push (military attack) against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The UN, the African Union, the EU and others must up the pressure on both sides to come to the table, something that Mr Abiy so far spurns.
This word is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on war in Ethiopia: time is short and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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