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She said she decided to take action after her dog was repeatedly injured by broken glass and other refuse.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Bins finally arrived on Hawthorn Meadows in Buckley, Flintshire, last month but Nathan Long and 60 other households can still only watch as refuse workers collect rubbish or recyclables from a nearby street.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

If there were any time to turn our noses up in defiance and refuse to engage with anything less than quality, it’s now.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

They say their books go unreviewed in outlets that previously covered their work and that bookstores, especially independents, refuse to stock or display their titles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Sure am! I’m breaking generational traumas. My daddy was terrified of dogs. I refuse to have the same fate.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

UCU members are now striking each weekday for over a month, as the university refuses to rule out compulsory redundancies.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Once again, she’ll tackle an unsavory topic and figure out how to bring it to fruition; then distribute it come what may, because she refuses to be boxed in by the industry’s expectations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

But if the Fed tightens and gold refuses to break — particularly if longer-term yields remain under pressure — investors should consider a more consequential possibility.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

In fact, the premium sportswear company refuses to slash price tags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In shape it is as defiantly individual as the architect himself and refuses to conform to the boxlike apartments around it.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says there are myriad reasons people are either refused a credit card or, just as much a slap in the face with a wet fish, a low credit limit.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Secret Service refused to disclose their justification.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

OpenAI has refused to release the logs of Van Rootselaar’s interactions with ChatGPT, Sharma said: “We should be asking them why.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The council refused to comment on or provide the cost of the legal challenge.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

There was a little idea trying to get my attention, and it kept getting bigger every day, even though most of the time I refused to pay it any mind.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

But I can’t shake the feeling that there’s a difference between respecting someone’s independence and refusing to let the people who love you help.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

UCU members at the campus are already working to contract, refusing to carry out "extra" unpaid tasks, such as attending weekend open days.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

It should be to keep the bully from taking over the playground by refusing intimidation, empowering the bystanders and enforcing boundaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Food on “South Park” has a funny way of refusing to remain food.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Celia watches both of them, Poppet biting her lip and refusing to meet Celia’s eyes, while Widget leans against the door.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern