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IOC President Kirsty Coventry said the group didn’t condone war, “but I don’t believe athletes should pay the price.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

“It’s complicated and its not something I would condone … but the more attention that Scientology gets, the worse it is for Scientology,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

Welsh Labour does not condone harassment and intimidation of any political candidate, elected representative or their families.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

“I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures, and neither will millions of Americans who credit their survival and quality of life to scientific miracles.”

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026

I normally wouldn’t condone that type of behavior in myself, but tomorrow would be complicated enough without me being loopy from sleep deprivation on top of everything else.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

“Any claim that Chief Hoskin condones individuals or organizations claiming Cherokee identity for personal or organizational profit is false.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025

The Talmud, a set of commentaries on the Torah, specifically condones ransoming of hostages as a communal responsibility, and many ancient scholars considered being hostage a fate worse than death.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

He is the author of, most recently, “Dirty Work,” about the morally troubling jobs that society tacitly condones.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

She also promised that a warning card would be added to the film, saying that it "in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people".

From BBC ● May 31, 2023

She has expressed precisely the views I hold; but in this fervid condemnation she herself must now be included, since she condones and thus supports this horror.

From H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal by Cleather, Alice Leighton

The Central Asian leader, who is a Moscow ally but who has never condoned Russia's offensive, said the roots of the war are "not understandable".

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

The firm has denied all wrongdoing and said it “categorically does not engage in, nor has it ever condoned, the exchange of money for client retention.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

Furey added that Kwatra’s supervisors condoned his distribution of gift cards and other perks to clients to entice them to continue shopping at Saks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

Mr Aminudeen said any "disrespect" for Ramadan would not be condoned.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025

Inflexibly rigid in her own moral conduct, she condoned weaknesses in others.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

It isn’t about the Court condoning Mr. Olivier’s speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Tadjadit's lawyer, Fetta Sadat, said in a post on Facebook that her client was convicted of "condoning terrorism", "supporting terrorist organisations" and "spreading extremist ideas", among other charges.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

The r/FreeLuigi moderator wanted to make clear that she and the large majority of her 36,000-strong community are not condoning violence against health insurance CEOs.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2025

In January more than 100 NGOs and 500 activists and cultural figures urged Mr Tusk to end pushbacks and said his government was condoning human rights violations if it did not do so.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024

In the evening, “I often have to shut my ears to their gossip. If I join in, I feel as though I’m condoning them and I feel bad.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti