rebuff
Example Sentences
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The issue boiled over at a tense City Council meeting earlier this month, where city leaders rebuffed the mayor’s request to significantly increase police hiring.
From Los Angeles Times
The company has previously attempted to resolve the litigation through a bankruptcy settlement, but those efforts have been rebuffed by courts.
The offer price is the same that was rebuffed this year, but Cintas said it has done more work on the regulatory front and is confident it would be able to close a deal.
But Paramount, whose previous offers were rebuffed by Warner Bros., has appealed directly to shareholders with an alternative bid to buy all of the company for about $78 billion.
From Los Angeles Times
After the three rebuffed Paramount offers, Zaslav essentially put his company up for sale.
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