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demurral

[dih-mur-uhl] / dɪˈmɜr əl /


















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Or a polite demurral by the adult in the room?

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

His demurral provoked some questions: “How does putting a map in a novel change the way we read the novel? What was it about what he thought a map did that he resisted?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2022

It’s easy to see that attitude as standard executive demurral.

From The Verge • Jan. 4, 2019

The Supreme Court’s demurral means that issue remains unresolved.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2017

But the magistrate seemed uninterested in both my evidence and the prosecutor’s demurral.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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