first refusal
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Swinney announced the first refusal policy ahead of a campaign visit to Inverness, saying it could help those struggling to get on the property ladder.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
SpaceX, like many other private firms, typically holds the right of first refusal.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
Texas Pacific will receive an equity interest in Bolt, warrants, and a right of first refusal to supply water to Bolt-affiliated projects.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
“They offered no advance. The clause that I really should have taken out was the right of first refusal, which boxed me in,” she explained.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2025
Oh, and I was quite forgetting; you said that if ever I wanted to part with my emerald ring, I was to give you the first refusal of it.
From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Pain, Barry
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