declination
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That’s what Auf der Maur’s roommate told her the night she came home after thinking that she had offered a sincere but thoughtful declination to the suggestion that she become the bass player in Hole.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
Although heavily redacted, the declination memo includes details and a timeline that match up with the findings of a 2022 New York state attorney general’s office investigation that first revealed Palka’s relationship with Moonves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
The judge then said it was a yes-or-no question, and eventually Lemons said yes, a declination memo had existed.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Rep. Kevin Kiley, California Republican, asked Heritage Foundation legal fellow Charles Stimson how the District’s prosecutors’ 66% declination rate in the past year compares with other jurisdictions around the country.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
“I don’t understand maps, Etienne. Minutes, seconds, declination adjustments? You know these things. All you have to do is find them, plot them, and broadcast the coordinates.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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