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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

They are seen as North Korea's latest rebuff of South Korea's peace overtures, according to analysts.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

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

Discovery board to rebuff the offer, sources said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025

And poor, clueless Garrett, whom I haven’t bothered to rebuff.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

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

I met no rebuffs, only gentleness when they informed me they could not use my services as typist, bookkeeper, etc.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

To date, Mexican officials have rebuffed a Justice Department request that Rocha Moya, 77, be detained pending his extradition to the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

When she took office she rebuffed aides who suggested she start tweeting: "People don't say 'pass me the hashtag newspaper, or I'd like a hashtag coffee'." Announcements were to be made formally.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The military’s missing-persons committee wrote to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross asking the organization to visit the pilots after saying its own efforts have been rebuffed by Qatar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Washington has rebuffed any talk of a deal being reached.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Perry, his eyes glitteringly immense in a face now almost phosphorescently pale, studied the ceiling; and presently, after placing a picture postcard on the patient’s bedside table, the rebuffed visitor departed.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

After rebuffing Pfizer’s $120 billion takeover bid in 2014, he steadily transformed AstraZeneca into one of the drug industry’s top growth stories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

By repeatedly rebuffing the friendly advances of her new Wizarding neighbors, she soon ensured that her family was left well alone.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling