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Appeared in the April 8, 2026, print edition as 'Automakers Rebuffed on Aluminum Tariff Relief'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Rebuffed by ESPN, Kiffin didn’t even attend the Sugar Bowl, opting for an LSU women’s basketball game instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

Rebuffed by the United States in recent years, it has poured resources into research and development there.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022

Rebuffed when he courted an English heiress, he married the daughter of a planter and imperial official who promised the couple £1,000, and later inherited his father’s hundreds of slaves and thousands of acres.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Rebuffed by the girls, Lloyd returned to his companions, stopping in front of Sasha’s sleeping form to shout an abrupt, parrotlike “Hey!”

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater