refuse
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She added that conscientious objection in Wales – where staff can refuse to take part in care on moral or religious grounds – was "widespread" and making a "bad situation" with provision worse.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
I refuse to call it a job, but I'm doing something I love for work.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Sheriff’s deputies then help oversee the removal of encampments, and people who refuse to vacate after being offered services could be subject to arrest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
But they did not plead the Fifth, opting instead to refuse to appear.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
I refuse to let them ruin what is apparently the biggest day of the year in South of Somewhere.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The one who wants work to get done, but refuses to provide guidance or feedback.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 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
McElwee refuses to scrub the truth from his personal histories, choosing instead to confront his own regrets head-on.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
The question is framed in the language of free will and determinism, but Golding refuses to let it remain there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I suppose Maxim, as always, refuses to play?”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
The court in late June also refused to hear Trump's appeal against the original May 2023 verdict.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The ‘Country Hicks’ who refused $26 million from an AI data center.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
However, it was refused on the grounds documents showing he met the grounds for residency were not submitted.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Over several hours, deputies made many public announcements directing Selby to exit the home, but he refused to comply,” the department said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A flock of furious pheasants was blocking the tracks and stubbornly refused to move.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
I ended up leaving with the Hotel Mar-a-Lago shirt, which Bill insisted I take as a souvenir of my visit, refusing my money when I pulled out my wallet.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
Zidane waited five years on the sidelines for the position, refusing all other coaching offers that came his way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Their move for him follows attempts to sign 33-year-old midfielder Granit Xhaka from Sunderland, with the Black Cats refusing to sell the Switzerland captain.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Please,” Marco says, refusing to let her go, his fingers holding tightly to the lace of her gown.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing refuse
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The Civil Rights Movement"
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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