rebuttal
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He also said his renowned funeral eulogy, in which he said his sister's qualities would never be "extinguished from our minds", was a "direct rebuttal" of the prince's comments.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Whatever he said next was a rebuttal to a case somebody else had opened without telling him, using words he’d tried to erase.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Justice Alito’s rebuttal: “We should not jump to the conclusion that new technology is fundamentally the same as some older thing with which we are familiar.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
If you wanted a rebuttal to the whole argument, there it was, in government ink.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The author was invited to reply, and wrote a rebuttal called—of course—“Leave Leave Leave Your Language Alone Alone Alone.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
I can imagine diehard Green Lantern fans firing up their rebuttals as they read this.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
If the board accepts the latest application, it will review public comment and rebuttals in the coming months before making a decision sometime in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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 critics blamed lobbyists for Slater’s ouster, Davis posted several rebuttals External link on X.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
We read of technical studies claiming to demonstrate inborn differences, and we also read rebuttals claiming that those studies suffer from technical flaws.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing rebuttal
Argumentative Writing
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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Rhetoric
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