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condone

[kuhn-dohn] / kənˈdoʊn /


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“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

Cassileth says she doesn’t condone buying peptides online.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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

That’s a behavior the majority of the country doesn’t condone and for which a small percentage of Hindus are responsible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

We would have to condone some of their ideas, even today.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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