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Thompson had urged Tyson to close the plant, but the company refused.

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Furthermore, I refused to settle for just any über-tree, just any two-bit, run-of-the-mill megabody.

At the time, it followed national government policy, which refuses to pay compensation for damage related to climate change.

It said Dunleavy and Stevens were aware the attorney general had been sending inappropriate messages and inviting the woman to his home but had refused to sanction him.

There, even as doctors stitched his wounds, he continued to refuse pain medication.

And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.

The video showing cops piling on Eric Garner in Staten Island for refusing arrest elicited outrage across ideological lines.

Leto immersed himself in the role completely, slimming down to 116 pounds and refusing to break character on set.

By September 2013, rumors were leaking online that TRN was allegedly refusing to pay its talent.

He had as a helpful ally in this Adolf Hitler, who kept refusing to believe the Normandy landings were the main landings.

The court paid him the high compliment of refusing his suit, declaring that he had himself inflicted sufficient punishment.

I swung my horse around in his tracks and raced him back to the poplars, knowing what I would find, and yet refusing to believe.

Even old Mrs. Stott had to kill her own poultry for the market though she'd strap him well for refusing.

Though we cannot do other duties perfectly, we would not be warranted in refusing to perform these.

You need not fear to offend by refusing to take wine with a gentleman, even your host.

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On this page you'll find 177 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to refusing, such as: adverse, gloomy, pessimistic, unfavorable, weak, and abrogating.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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