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rebuff

[ri-buhf, ree-buhf, ri-buhf] / rɪˈbʌf, ˈri bʌf, rɪˈbʌf /




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Cyrille Bollore, chief executive of top UMG shareholder the Bollore Group BOL 0.83%increase; green up pointing triangle , had urged the company to rebuff the offer, arguing that Ackman’s proposal undervalued it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 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

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

Even as he spoke he could have bitten back the words, expecting a rebuff, but to his surprise the boy accepted his offer.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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