refuse
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“But I refuse to become comfortable with that reality.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The most we can offer is our voices, actions and constant vigilance; to refuse ignorance together and demand accountability as a community.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Google said Argon is designed to refuse requests that could help carry out cyberattacks or develop chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Extreme fraternity and sorority pledging often hinges on a harsh power dynamic: Aspiring members must complete whatever tasks the recruitment leaders assign them—and are punished if they refuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“My dad says some of his workers saw her. And now they refuse to step foot in that part of the forest.”
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
But despite what he has been through, the devout Jew said he refuses to feel sorry for himself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The administration says it seeks assurances from those countries that the deported persons will not be not be abused or persecuted, but it refuses hearings for individuals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
But he refuses to listen and marries her anyway.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
His own daughter, a senior, is proud that she has never used AI and refuses to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Again, his instructor refuses to answer any of his questions until they return to London.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Prison officials refused the couple permission to meet in person for the last time.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
However, the Jersey Consumer Council said several providers had still refused applications and called for the government to work closer with businesses and banks.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In her 20s, she lived in a group house where the landlord refused to fix anything.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Teachers refused to check homework or administer mandatory assessments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Those silly questions I had refused to answer were some kind of test to see if my faculties were intact, and I had failed it spectacularly.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
The new guidance for judges, the BBC understands, will allow family courts to be "rigorous in refusing to deal with cases that do not meet the criteria of urgency".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Tennessee failed Pike by refusing to see those things and those parts of her.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
With several powerful groups refusing to disarm, senior politicians have intervened and are now hoping to work out a compromise deal.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Oman’s government saw Burke’s visit as a sign the U.S. was serious about enforcing its sanctions and that refusing to cooperate could hurt their economy, Middle Eastern officials familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Yet he looked at me from beneath his red-checkered keffiyeh with eyes burning fiercely, refusing to be humbled by his age.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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"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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