Example Sentences
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A former Nigerian government official told AFP that when Abuja rebuffed US overtures to take in Venezuelans last year, "we knew there would be consequences".
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
In 2014, he was rebuffed in his $80-billion bid to beef up his 21st Century Fox by buying HBO, CNN and other Time Warner assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
She said she has attempted to connect with her brothers but was rebuffed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Patel also claimed that local authorities rebuffed FBI offers to fly DNA evidence to the agency's lab at Quantico, instead choosing a private lab in Florida.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
If she’d known how out of sorts his disappearances made her, she would have rebuffed him.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
