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refuse

[ri-fyooz] / rɪˈfyuz /




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He and the government find themselves caught between an increasingly incensed public and a justice system whose magistrates and prosecutors refuse to be made scapegoats.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

When we hold anger and other emotions in, when we refuse to talk to our partners or friends — and you want people to read your minds — that’s when it becomes a problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Parents and grandparents refuse to help because young adults “need to learn responsibility.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But his “yes A.I., not to unfettered A.I.” approach, he says, is a bridge too far for some in the industry who refuse to be regulated.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Perhaps we can refuse to line up, Gertie thinks desperately.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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