Example Sentences
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I refused a subpoena to appear before a grand jury to discuss the source of a leak of national-security information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Hugging Face tried using Anthropic models to analyze its logs, but the models refused to do the analysis, citing its guardrails against cyberattacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Norris asked to make his second stop first but was refused.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
When flames reached the village of Robledo de Chavela, Rosa, 56, refused to leave at first because she wanted to arrange for carers to rescue the feral cats that she keeps.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Her great-aunt had refused to come: “My legs won’t carry me, and I’ve better things to do than look at the dirt.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
