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That requires leaders willing to place constitutional responsibility above political convenience, institutions prepared to exercise meaningful oversight, and citizens who refuse to surrender their judgment to the most compelling voice in the room.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Like him, they refuse to retire their favorite retrograde insults which, at this point, feels like McDonagh’s own in-joke for himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Both chambers can, theoretically, refuse to seat someone or order an investigation.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

But in Silicon Valley and Bangladesh, supporters of the 32-year-old refuse to let the case close.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“My dad says some of his workers saw her. And now they refuse to step foot in that part of the forest.”

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

You try to picture the spot, but the memory refuses to surface.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Bear’s wish essentially tortures poor Nikki, but he’s so self-interested he refuses to see her pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

However, he refuses to accept that as being crucial.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

But despite what he has been through, the devout Jew said he refuses to feel sorry for himself.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

General Washington initially refuses to allow blacks to serve but later reverses that policy.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

It is extremely difficult to say how many Jehovah's Witnesses, among the estimated nine million followers of the faith worldwide, died each year having refused treatment involving blood transfusions.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

He refused to send Hoschedé cash because he didn’t trust the workman who would carry the letter to the post office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Protesters claim Google's headquarters in London refused a petition of 54,000 signatories worried about the environmental impact of an Essex development.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“But this campaign refused to accept that. You refuse to accept that. You saw hopelessness, and you chose hope.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

However, the captain had still not returned from his officers’ luncheon, and Madame Babushkinov refused to go anywhere in this strange city without him.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

It was a reclamation of beauty standards, in which icons like the Brat singer Teresa Covarrubias adopted the visual markers of shadow and decay, refusing to render themselves more easily readable or palatable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The standoff resulted in Washington refusing to accredit Pretoria for G20 meetings in the United States, including the December summit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

"We came to Finland for help, and they're refusing us," he adds.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

He is somewhat reminiscent of Ferdinand the Bull from Munro Leaf’s 1936 picture book, carted into the bullfighting ring but refusing to fight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

He tossed the question at his mother, but she was already refusing it, her head shaking furiously from side to side.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro