refusal
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The refusal of the Fed chairman to participate, however, raises questions about how much credence investors should give the dot plot going forward.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
It has cited a host of governance issues and the group’s refusal to “transparently explain the sources of its financing or to explain its full financial dependency, at the time, on a single state-owned company.”
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
They have not been treated respectfully; hence the refusal to issue a hands-off order on Kyiv’s airport while the two were in town.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
From the start, Dill saw that “the ‘twilight zone’ between censorship and the refusal to renew a station license because of the service rendered, is undetermined.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Theo put her hand down, apparently not at all offended by my refusal to shake it, and laughed.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
As catastrophic as the fires were for those who lost everything, people whose homes remain standing have been exasperated by insurance company refusals to cover the removal of lingering hazardous contaminants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
OpenAI created a program to give vetted organizations and researchers access to models with fewer automated safety refusals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
While asylum claims in Britain reached a record high, the number of refusals surged, and approvals at the initial stage climbed slightly in 2025 compared to 2024.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Asked if a reason was given for the refusals, Ms McLoughlin said "Sometimes he was sleeping, sometimes he just did not want to see us."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
On hearing such refusals, the traders offered Antain more and more money for his handiwork.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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