stonewalled

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Opponents have also written to MPs in which they accuse the backers of the bill of having "stonewalled or rejected nearly every attempt to amend or improve" it.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Harvard sued us. Harvard stonewalled us on document requests to which we were entitled. Harvard is defiant. And they’ve wasted time with settlement negotiations that I believe were not in good faith.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Both the army and the RSF have previously stonewalled negotiations brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

New Zealand police in Paris, stonewalled by French officials, found themselves translating the local newspapers and sending that information straight back to Auckland.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Amber Carson is the woman who stonewalled Alicia on the phone about two and half hours ago.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements