rebuff

Example Sentences

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It had a previous attempt to buy the group rebuffed by politicians as it was majority-funded by Abu Dhabi's IMI group - which is owned in turn by the Abu Dhabi royal family.

From BBC

Not only did the University of California regents rebuff the stadium bid, they also decreed that no structure built on the Drake Stadium footprint could later be enlarged into a football stadium.

From Los Angeles Times

Paramount has already put in three previous unsolicited offers for Warner Discovery, which were rebuffed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company has already made bids that Warner Discovery has rebuffed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The judge rebuffed them, ruling this did "not violate any rights of the parties".

From BBC