refuse
Example Sentences
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Can the bank legally refuse to provide her final statement?
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Ritchie has full mental capacity and was entitled to refuse the placement.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
These cells -- often called "zombie cells" -- stop dividing but refuse to die off normally.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Except, perhaps, Jackson’s most enthusiastic fans who refuse to believe Safechuck and Robson.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
At that moment, taking in the view of Rio de Janeiro, Roosevelt had no idea that he was about to receive an offer he couldn't refuse.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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Vocabulary lists containing refuse
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The Civil Rights Movement"
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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