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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

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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She says, 鈥淎ll my life I have turned away from people who were trouble to me. Cut them out of my life. I can鈥檛 have that happen with Quintana.鈥

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Like any visible wound, it鈥檚 hard to look at, but there鈥檚 no use in trying to turn away or cover your eyes.

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GPs say these patients are often turned away after being retested at hospital, where normal potassium levels are discovered.

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But she also warned of a growing "dehumanisation" during war, in which the international community was turning away even though it was clear war crimes were being committed.

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