refuse

That’s code for expanding the opportunity for parents to refuse the shots for their children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

It sparked a two-day search through a "mountain of waste" which had been collected by a bin lorry, the head of the refuse company, Roberto Nicola Toscano, told Italian news agency Ansa.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

But in Guryong Village, set among mounds of accumulated refuse, access to air conditioning -- or even a reliable supply of electricity -- is far from guaranteed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

I down three iced lattes daily, a habit I refuse to break even as my bank account groans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

In the case of these short, stout creatures, it is because of their explicit lack of cunning that they refuse to cower, no matter the size of the threat.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

If replacement is the more efficient path, a firm that refuses to cut jobs will lose to one that does.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Related: ‘I don’t have money to pay for a death certificate’: My sister refuses to probate my father’s estate.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

But after a familiar setup, the movie stubbornly refuses to go in compelling new directions or offer fresh observations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

McElwee refuses to scrub the truth from his personal histories, choosing instead to confront his own regrets head-on.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

I do, in fact, love Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, but my mom refuses to buy them.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

When OpenAI’s model escaped and hacked a rival company, Hugging Face, leading American AI technologies refused Hugging Face’s request to analyze the attack due to their safety guardrails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Curaleaf is offering $4 a share for Aurora after Aurora’s board repeatedly refused to negotiate an acquisition deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Despite European countries regularly denouncing the restrictions Afghanistan puts on women, Sweden, Denmark and Germany have also refused them visas.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

The cancellation of a flight in Canada after a child refused to wear a seat belt has reignited a debate about the etiquette and safety procedures relating to children travelling on planes.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

I bet he never even bothered opening his books at home, and in class he refused to pay attention, so of course he needed help.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Alan Murray recently wrote here about America’s century-old companies that have survived by refusing to “let their past be an anchor.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But it admitted its audit suffered from limitations, such as the executive in charge of planning the campaign refusing to surrender their mobile phone.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Welbeck has agreed personal terms and there is optimism at Chelsea that a deal can be reached, although his club Brighton are refusing to comment.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The means they deployed were not violent resistance, but warning, watching, accompanying, documenting, delaying, material support, and refusing isolation.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

“She must have some motive, more powerful than appears, for refusing this invitation,” was Emma’s conclusion.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen