refuse
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The attorneys also notified Efferson that Wonder would file a complaint should she refuse access again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Judges in England and Wales will be given stronger powers to block prison visits and keep offenders in their cells for weeks on end if they refuse to face their victims' families during sentencing.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The story of the Statue of Liberty may seem tired, poor and the wretched refuse of unimaginative television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
They threaten to run you down in crosswalks and refuse to bow out gracefully when told, for instance, that a pretty mechanical bird mounted on a boutique’s wall isn’t for sale.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
The narrow alley is empty except for some piles of refuse and the icy stains of someone’s dirty dishwater.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
In a culture that refuses to accept its responsibilities, its complicities, we are all reduced, in some essential measure, to a state of savagery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
If a university refuses to recognize a fraternity chapter that is still chartered by its national organization, it can continue to operate off campus without oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Anyone who refuses could face a £70 fixed penalty notice or face a maximum fine of £1,000.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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
Like a recalcitrant child, however, color in art refuses to be governed by any rules.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Prosecutors said he had refused to pull over for a traffic stop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
A panel of judges, following the law, refused to allow Habba to serve in an interim capacity, forcing Trump to withdraw her name from consideration for the job, designating her acting U.S. attorney instead.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Musk refused to discuss a possible merger with SpaceX on a call with analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The alleged attacker's motive remains unknown and Albanese has refused to speculate while the investigation takes place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Coal’s throat closed around a scream he refused to let out.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
The Saudi ministry official went on to accuse the Houthis of refusing to meet as fighting ramped up between the two sides.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Then, in 1958, Madrid added Hungarian genius Ferenc Puskas following his two-year ban for refusing to return to Budapest after the revolution in 1956.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Instead, the lawsuit says, ICE is keeping a much broader swath of property and refusing to provide an explanation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Am I being selfish for refusing to leave the house, or a good part of it, to my aunt’s children?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
"I don't want any money," Cullen said, refusing the bribe.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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