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rebuff

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




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The head of Universal’s largest shareholder, the Bollore Group, had also urged the company to rebuff the offer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Taiwan rolled out the red carpet for Paraguay President Santiago Pena on Friday, as the democratic island shores up ties with its only South American ally in a rebuff to China's diplomatic pressure.

From Barron's • May 8, 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

And poor, clueless Garrett, whom I haven’t bothered to rebuff.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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