rebuttal
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In the same thread, though, came the rebuttal: there were good ghost kitchens.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
“If they can hold that backlog demand in their guidance, that’s a very powerful rebuttal to any slowdown narrative near term,” he said, referring to the company’s forecast.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Maybe that was an intentional rebuttal to the way the powers that be have attempted to dismiss the movement.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
They include anyone whose careful social-science work, wherever it leads, has been met with organized suppression rather than organized rebuttal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The abolitionist wing of the Methodists circulated his pamphlets on Sunday morning and London periodicals published his arguments without rebuttal.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
I can imagine diehard Green Lantern fans firing up their rebuttals as they read this.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The page also suggests rebuttals to a Steyer ad attacking Becerra.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The New York Times comments on his "subtle rebuttals" to Trump, while Le Monde said it took a King from the UK to remind US politicians of "the habit of sophisticated speeches".
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
After scrapping the Harris endorsement, he overhauled the opinion section, calling for critical pieces to be accompanied by rebuttals and requesting to review columns before publication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
No matter how good a person’s rebuttals are, nothing matters if the person is living in a whole different reality.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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Argumentative Writing
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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