denial
Example Sentences
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There was no immediate confirmation or denial from Washington.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Called distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks, these were massive floods of junk internet data designed to knock websites offline by overwhelming the data pipes that connected them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“Continued exploitation and denial of their freedom is making them worse, and time is running out!”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
But Iran's denial does not necessarily mean it is against talks.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
“OK, but you can explain that, right? You can tell him you never agreed to that one, and you only wrote ‘ew’ because you were in denial.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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