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gainsay

[geyn-sey, geyn-sey] / ˈgeɪnˌseɪ, geɪnˈseɪ /


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Since June, it’s been harder to gainsay him.

From The Wall Street Journal

There can be no gainsaying that Boeing has been in a bad way at least since 2018, the last year in which the company booked an annual profit.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s no gainsaying the hunger of many in the crowd at Chicago’s United Center, and of Democrats across the country, to see Trump behind bars.

From Los Angeles Times

Nor can I gainsay the positions of those who argue that torture is justified in such a case.

From Seattle Times

They have provided little to no evidence to validate this drastic divestiture of combined-arms capability, and the war in the Ukraine gainsays this decision.

From Washington Post