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On July 28, 2020, George Stephanopoulos interviewed Dr. Fauci on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” and the host offered an easy opening for Dr. Fauci to rebuff criticism by President Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Taiwan rolled out the red carpet for Paraguay President Santiago Pena on Friday, as the democratic island shores up ties with its only South American ally in a rebuff to China's diplomatic pressure.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

Not only did the University of California regents rebuff the stadium bid, they also decreed that no structure built on the Drake Stadium footprint could later be enlarged into a football stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

And those limits create a “judicial responsibility” for courts to rebuff the president when he deploys the Guard “in a situation far divorced” from what Congress envisioned.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025

Since my rebuff of yesterday I have a sort of empty feeling; nothing in the world seems of sufficient importance to be worth the doing....

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

When she rebuffs him by calling him an animal, he smiles widely, showcasing fangs one could rightly describe as gorgeous, and coos, “We are all animals, my lady.”

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

New Palace manager Pierre Sage will hope the club rebuffs any potential suitors.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Even though Davis is repeatedly asked who will take over from Rufus, she rebuffs the question.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

At the beginning of the film, Mr. Banks rebuffs his children when they ask him to repair their kite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

And as a few strokes on the nose will make a puppy head shy, so a few rebuffs will make a boy shy all over.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

On the Avio earnings call, Ranzo said that customers rebuffed by SpaceX used the recent International Space Summit in Paris to lobby European officials to encourage them to buy locally.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026

Mr. Hoser was already battling the governmental authorities over his license to keep reptiles; now the scientific community had rebuffed him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Washington has rebuffed any talk of a deal being reached.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Castlelake made a number of approaches for EasyJet, which were rebuffed initially after the carrier accused the US firm of trying to buy it "on the cheap".

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

If she’d known how out of sorts his disappearances made her, she would have rebuffed him.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The National Labor Relations Board will not review a certification vote by Whole Foods Market employees at a store in Philadelphia, rebuffing an effort by the Amazon.com-owned grocery chain to halt the unionization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

American Airlines late Friday took the unusual step of rebuffing a merger before it was even made.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026

Coventry also kept their best players, rebuffing Sheffield United's bids for Bobby Thomas while Milan van Ewijk stayed despite Wolfsburg interest.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Cuba wasted no time in rebuffing the proposal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

He was angry with Desdemona for rebuffing him and he was angry at himself for being angry at her, because he knew she was right.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides