refuse
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But they did not plead the Fifth, opting instead to refuse to appear.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 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
But they’re free to refuse admission to students for a range of other reasons.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 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
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“There’s a generation in San Francisco that refuses to relinquish what the historic San Francisco is,” said Bobby Niers, a startup entrepreneur who has worked in the real-estate industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
When Stewart pressed her on the president’s fixation, Collins defended her record, emphasizing that she refuses to serve only one political audience.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
‘I get $1,460 in Social Security’: My millionaire ex-husband, 74, refuses to pay alimony.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 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
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
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Despite the heat, El-Sayed refused to disavow Piker.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Multiple press reports and Lopez-Cornejo’s mother maintain that Lopez-Cornejo, a father of a 12-year-old girl, who suffered from chronic illness, died from medical neglect after he was refused treatment.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
A return to the pitch and proof that despite exile, separation from their families and years of uncertainty, Afghanistan's women footballers refused to disappear.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Harvey told detectives that he’d been around the shoe business since he was 16 years old, but otherwise refused to answer their questions, Sternin testified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
She tottered just a bit, momentarily losing her balance, but she refused my help.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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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
Devon Docherty, Scottish campaigns manager at Protect the Wild, said refusing a licence was a "victory for compassion, for science and for common sense".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Bass stood in front of a display that accused Lineage of refusing to provide sufficient support to help nearby residents relocate to other parts of the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
The interview continues back and forth with the reporter getting increasingly frustrated and the FBI agent refusing to say anything interesting.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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