demur
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When their new neighbors asked where they were from, most would demur and say “Southern California” or “near Los Angeles.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023
Most virologists demur when asked about which variant — or variants — will be infecting people this winter.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022
Ask Heinicke or Turner how far he can go, how good he can be, and they’ll demur.
From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2021
But when pressed for what that might mean, they tended to demur, saying simply that, if called, they would serve their side in a conflict.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2021
She would always demur, saying, “You would not hear those olden, shrieking things.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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