repudiate

Example Sentences

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The persistence of the message as the 2024 vote approaches comes despite the fact that candidates who emphasized Trump’s stolen election narrative were repudiated in many key statewide races in the 2022 midterms.

From Washington Post

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer will introduce a resolution this week that would repudiate former President Trump’s call to defund the FBI and Justice Department.

From Washington Times

Mrs. Bass was able to rally Democrats by running against income and housing inequality — issues that were difficult for Mr. Caruso to repudiate as a real estate developer.

From Washington Times

The Vatican formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” a legal concept that was used to justify colonization.

From New York Times

Responding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery” — papal documents from the 15th century that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands.

From Seattle Times