The newspaper declined to print the article citing an editing dispute over "basic weaknesses in clarity and readability that we found unacceptable".

Nor was it generally known that some newspapers had declined to accept such advertising on ethical grounds.

The newspaper contacted Grant for comment, however he declined.

The newspaper declined to name the manager, citing the risk of a privacy lawsuit.

The newspaper considered this, but ultimately declined.

Their production tended to cease from the 1960s onwards as mainstream evening newspapers also declined.

At first, newspapers declined to endorse such an extreme measure.

The newspaper declined to print the advertisement, but it wrote about Father Trosch.

The newspaper declined to publish the op-ed piece, but they did assign a reporter to investigate her charges.

I wish newspapers hadn't declined, but now they have I'm glad they'll soon be extinct.