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Recent Examples of refusal Likewise, the refusal of gold to take a break before Friday was becoming a worry point. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025 The university system said refusal to comply could result in federal court enforcement and sanctions. Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 This, combined with Uchis’ refusal to compromise her bilingual identity — exemplified by 2020’s Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios), her first album entirely in Spanish, and her decision to alternate between languages on subsequent albums — has propelled her journey. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025 There are a number of ways this process can run aground, first and foremost Hamas’ continued refusal to disarm and demilitarize. Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for refusal
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Noun
  • Research shows that people who acknowledge or apologize for rejection risk activating the rejectee’s ire, rather than alleviating hurt feelings.
    Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • And the ego needed to overcome shyness and stage fright collides with the endless rejection that defines the profession.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The venerable department store had long been in denial about the depth of its problems, said Spring, who took the reins of Macy’s Inc in early 2024 after a successful decade-long stint as CEO of its Bloomingdale’s division.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Controversy grew over the Indonesian government's denial of visas to the Israeli national gymnastics team Saturday, when the President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) spoke out about it.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Refusal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refusal. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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