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denial

[dih-nahy-uhl] / dɪˈnaɪ əl /


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She’s rejected the label several times before, but her recent conversation with “Call Her Daddy” podcaster Alex Cooper featured her strongest denial yet.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted an early parole hearing after their denial last year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Here’s what the company told me to do the next time I get a denial:

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

When appealing a denial, patients should go through their medical records to try to pinpoint what may be providing a hurdle and then urge their doctor to add information.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Was this her way of coping, total denial?

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Pujo’s counsel, Samuel Untermyer, interrogated Morgan relentlessly, forcing the banker into transparently false denials.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The footage, which the FBI had within days of the 2001 attacks, stands in stark contrast to Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials that he was an extremist and a Saudi spy.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Both patients and doctors complain about denials and delays in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Those have led to a series of staunch denials.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

And even Jefferson, who was the first president to break with that tradition, felt obliged to do so surreptitiously, then issue blanket denials when confronted by Abigail.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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