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[ri-buhf, ree-buhf, ri-buhf] / rɪˈbʌf, ˈri bʌf, rɪˈbʌf /




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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

Van Hollen's rebuff came a day after another US member of Congress, West Virginia Republican Riley Moore, was allowed by Salvadoran authorities to enter the prison.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

My father listened, and afterward reflected deeply, seemingly trying to find a way to rebuff my mother’s claims.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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