rebuffed

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Appeared in the April 8, 2026, print edition as 'Automakers Rebuffed on Aluminum Tariff Relief'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Rebuffed by ESPN, Kiffin didn’t even attend the Sugar Bowl, opting for an LSU women’s basketball game instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

Rebuffed once, I called him back and proposed coming to Austin.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023

Rebuffed by the United States in recent years, it has poured resources into research and development there.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022

Rebuffed, unhappy at the obtuseness of the very flat, the apple bumps the square and sends him aloft, fluttering and spinning into that mysterious third dimension.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan