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To eliminate a state agency, Hilton would need legislative approval, although he says that if Sacramento lawmakers were to rebuff his efforts, he could use the budget to slash the DMV’s operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

They are seen as North Korea's latest rebuff of South Korea's peace overtures, according to analysts.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

The board’s decision to rebuff Paramount is the latest development in the fight for the future of Warner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

And those limits create a “judicial responsibility” for courts to rebuff the president when he deploys the Guard “in a situation far divorced” from what Congress envisioned.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025

“But will not the Count take his rebuff wisely? Since he has been driven from England, will he not avoid it, as a tiger does the village from which he has been hunted?”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

When she rebuffs him by calling him an animal, he smiles widely, showcasing fangs one could rightly describe as gorgeous, and coos, “We are all animals, my lady.”

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

New Palace manager Pierre Sage will hope the club rebuffs any potential suitors.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Even though Davis is repeatedly asked who will take over from Rufus, she rebuffs the question.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

At the beginning of the film, Mr. Banks rebuffs his children when they ask him to repair their kite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

My zeal made me forget these rebuffs, for I was sure that an atmosphere of trust would be created as soon as I had explained my project to them.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

The parent of chains including Dunkin’, Pita Pit, Quesada and Second Cup said Tuesday it was taking its offering directly to MTY’s shareholders after being rebuffed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Acton has said the last time she saw her mother was in the courtroom after her stepfather was charged, when her mother rebuffed her kiss.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The new figures came as Indonesian officials rebuffed calls to declare the fires a national disaster and said the country was "still capable of handling the situation ourselves" after neighbouring Malaysia again offered assistance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

On the Avio earnings call, Ranzo said that customers rebuffed by SpaceX used the recent International Space Summit in Paris to lobby European officials to encourage them to buy locally.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026

But when York sent a proposal to test a twenty-megaton bomb to the White House for Eisenhower’s approval, he was crisply rebuffed.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The National Labor Relations Board will not review a certification vote by Whole Foods Market employees at a store in Philadelphia, rebuffing an effort by the Amazon.com-owned grocery chain to halt the unionization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

American Airlines late Friday took the unusual step of rebuffing a merger before it was even made.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026

YouTube, meanwhile, has likened itself to television during the trial, rebuffing the idea of equating it with online social media platforms.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

Pyongyang has upped the ante in recent weeks, with leader Kim Jong Un's sister rebuffing efforts towards reconciliation made by Lee's government.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025

He was angry with Desdemona for rebuffing him and he was angry at himself for being angry at her, because he knew she was right.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides