refuse

That’s code for expanding the opportunity for parents to refuse the shots for their children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Those with custodial sentences would serve all of it out in their home country, or a third country offering rented prison spaces if they refuse to take them.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

After the player made contact with the refuse company, the bin lorry was located before its contents were compacted for disposal.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

But in Guryong Village, set among mounds of accumulated refuse, access to air conditioning -- or even a reliable supply of electricity -- is far from guaranteed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

“You refuse to follow the court order,” Dad replies tersely, standing.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

When Stewart pressed her on the president’s fixation, Collins defended her record, emphasizing that she refuses to serve only one political audience.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

But after a familiar setup, the movie stubbornly refuses to go in compelling new directions or offer fresh observations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The question is framed in the language of free will and determinism, but Golding refuses to let it remain there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

If the bank refuses to comply, consult the attorney handling the estate or petition the probate court for assistance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

“If she decides to answer her phone. Esa mujer always refuses to answer the phone. She likes to be, ¿cómo se dice? Off the grid.”

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

She says she first became concerned that Ditto was not the donor when patient co-ordinators, including Hodson, repeatedly refused to send her a medical report confirming his sperm had been used.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

However, Knight has repeatedly refused to cooperate with authorities and said he doesn’t wish to testify.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The court in late June also refused to hear Trump's appeal against the original May 2023 verdict.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The ‘Country Hicks’ who refused $26 million from an AI data center.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

She’d refused to think about what she’d do if Nim said no.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

The person was “armed” with a large flagpole and an unknown cylindrical object, the chief said, and was taken into custody after refusing officers’ commands to drop the items.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Alan Murray recently wrote here about America’s century-old companies that have survived by refusing to “let their past be an anchor.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But it admitted its audit suffered from limitations, such as the executive in charge of planning the campaign refusing to surrender their mobile phone.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Welbeck has agreed personal terms and there is optimism at Chelsea that a deal can be reached, although his club Brighton are refusing to comment.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

He’s always been that way, refusing to eat anything the least bit healthy.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan