refusal

Gallant’s refusal to grovel is the correct answer — the only answer.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Serie A giants' refusal to re-enter the pitch for the final minutes of that one also led to them being banned the following year.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Paralleling the pair’s different formations and aesthetic willfulness, the exhibition emphasizes points of overlap and rejection, sympathy and refusal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Yet alongside that financial retreat, though, there is a more aesthetic refusal taking shape.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

“But where would we put them?” was Bragi’s refusal.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Her doctors responded with the same reassurances about her baby, and the same refusals of her request.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach sued the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office in 2024 over refusals to comply with a whistleblower complaint subpoena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

“These refusals represent the FDA’s import program working as intended—preventing potentially unsafe, ineffective or noncompliant products from reaching American consumers,” an FDA spokesperson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

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

Ed Plum had stopped calling after ten refusals.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin