rebuffed

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After their rental in North Carolina was condemned, the daughter said, they came with her husband and brother to Los Angeles to live with a relative, only to be rebuffed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

On Tuesday, eBay officially rebuffed GameStop’s unsolicited takeover proposal.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

In travel news this week, United Airlines said it was ending its clandestine pursuit of rival American after American rebuffed its advances.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Kennedy also rebuffed Democrats’ claims that he bore responsibility for the country’s ongoing measles outbreak.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

The best of the true progressives—always a small group, in the North or the South—did attempt to reach out to this rejected crowd, but they were usually rebuffed.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson