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denial

[dih-nahy-uhl] / dɪˈnaɪ əl /


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His strategy of flat-out denial has also left him open to accusations of lying.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Knight from 1977, the court ruled that the denial of a press pass implicated a First Amendment liberty interest.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Or should we believe the unusually robust denial from Buckingham Palace?

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Previously, there was no fixed time limit for visa denial, though the government had the power to block entry, said BZW Law Firm’s Peng.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

Flavio issued fierce denials as Lula took to the campaign trail clutching a statue of the saint, declaring that "messing" with her was "unacceptable."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Research published in April found that 53% of commercial health-insurance denials in New York were overturned in 2025, up from 38% in 2019.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

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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