denial
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NaviHealth, owned by UnitedHealth and used by its insurance unit, had a relatively high denial rate of 14% for nursing-home care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The run-up to the global spectacle has been marked by controversy, including the U.S. denial of participant and fan visas and high ticket prices that have triggered attorney general inquiries in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
At the weekend, the International Sports Press Association complained about "a long-standing and unacceptable problem for us journalists - the denial of entry visas to regularly accredited colleagues".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A consular denial, meanwhile, is almost impossible to contest.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
My academic failures had forced her to go through the stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
Vocabulary lists containing denial
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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