denial
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For John Plassard, head of investment strategy at Cite Gestion in Geneva, stock punters are in "total denial".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Byrd and Roberts can still ask the First District Court of Appeal to review the denial of their Stand Your Ground motion before trial, through a petition for a writ of prohibition.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rare is the person who faces impending mortality with total grace and humility, and being in denial about it, at least some of the time, is a normal part of aging.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
But the increase in the denial rate is worrisome.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Philip Freneau chose to combat the plague with denial and humor.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
On Sunday a Fifa spokesman repeated his denials of the allegations and added: "Under Mr Infantino, everything has always been done correctly."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
US President Trump said Monday that negotiations were ongoing despite Tehran's denials.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Reiles, frustrated by other denials too, decided to fight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Dan Phillips, one of the state’s two workers’ compensation lawyers, says he receives more than 25 calls each week from workers who want to appeal denials from WSI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
But understanding washed over Tucker’s face before I could start blurting out denials.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
Vocabulary lists containing denial
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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