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“I want to be clear that the city of Riverside doesn’t condone this behavior, but we are responsible for fixing the situation that led to it,” she said at the June 9 City Council meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

While Newcastle's Eddie Howe added: "We don't condone racism in any form and the club will investigate."

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Fifa applauded Boateng's principles and made him the first member of its anti-discrimination taskforce, but said it did not condone his decision to walk off.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 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

"It’s not appropriate for you to be involved with these militants. It is reckless behavior that I will not condone."

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

"That's not something this government condones," Mr Calvano says.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024

Grove, whom I spoke with Thursday, was clear she condones none of those tactics “in any way, shape or form.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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

Will Reinert, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said “no one condones violence against elected officials.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

Billy Louise might have spared herself some mental anguish if she could have known that Seabeck was brooding over the wonder of a woman's love that pardons and condones a man's sins.

From The Ranch at the Wolverine by B. M. Bower

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

The country's Securities Regulatory Commission found that PwC, as the auditor, had "covered up and even condoned" financial fraud at Evergrande.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

"He's more use alive than dead. And my lord father never condoned the murder of prisoners after a battle."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

If he had stayed it would have given the impression that "the culture wouldn't change and that we're condoning it", said Annie Nguyen, a 31-year-old American.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

This new perspective allowed the woman to separate the concept of forgiveness from condoning the crime, providing a way to untangle complex emotions.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2024

"I believe this is a crime against the territorial integrity of a neighbouring state. I'd be condoning it if I stayed silent."

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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