refusal
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Perhaps it’s a posthumous show of respect to the man you loved, and also a refusal to allow his children’s behavior to turn you into someone you don’t want to be.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Warsh’s refusal to give forward guidance risks being self-defeating: the market-driven restraint he’s counting on eased as the front end rallied,” said Ali Hassan, portfolio manager at Thornburg Investment Management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The refusal to acknowledge it, Daniels felt, just made it worse.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Gallant’s refusal to grovel is the correct answer — the only answer.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Back in the Netherlands, Jo worries that her refusal drove Theo to this behavior.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Her doctors responded with the same reassurances about her baby, and the same refusals of her request.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
OpenAI created a program to give vetted organizations and researchers access to models with fewer automated safety refusals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
The successive refusals will leave the restraining order in place while the case against state officials works its way through the courts.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2025
My refusals were forgotten—my fears overcome—my wrestlings paralysed.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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