rebuffed
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Doe, 86, sued UFW Foundation and the César Chávez Foundation as Chavéz’s employers, saying the nonprofits enabled his attacks, ignored and rebuffed contemporary complaints about them, and covered up evidence they had occurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
In May, Sazerac made an unsolicited bid to take over Brown-Forman for $15 billion in cash, which the board rebuffed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
To date, Mexican officials have rebuffed a Justice Department request that Rocha Moya, 77, be detained pending his extradition to the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
When she took office she rebuffed aides who suggested she start tweeting: "People don't say 'pass me the hashtag newspaper, or I'd like a hashtag coffee'." Announcements were to be made formally.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
And it didn’t matter if he rebuffed or rejected a person, because someone else was sure to phone with yet another offer to play chess, see a movie, or eat a fish dinner.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
