refusal

Example Sentences

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Last year, the Scottish Parliament passed legislation which means the parole board must take into account a murderer's refusal to reveal what became of their victim's body.

From BBC

“What we’ve seen instead is a consistent pattern of evasion, refusal to take accountability, and outright lies to protect your image.”

From Salon

They can be traced almost entirely back to Banks’ individual refusal to help or protect the young women who thought she would share a few crumbs of her success with them.

From Salon

Americans can hope so after the agency on Wednesday walked back Dr. Prasad’s startling summary refusal last week to review Moderna’s new flu vaccine.

From The Wall Street Journal

SpaceX, like many other private firms, typically holds the right of first refusal.

From MarketWatch