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denial

[dih-nahy-uhl] / dɪˈnaɪ əl /


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Griggs was featured in Xia’s award-winning book “California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline,” which explores the impact of sea level rise and community responses that range from denial to respectful intervention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

By Sunday evening, the hospital itself issued a flat public denial that Talarico had never been a patient.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Kieran Maguire, professor of football finance at the University of Liverpool, told BBC Sport it would be considered a "denial of an opportunity" by complainants.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mom, dropping crumbs: She’s slipping back into denial, David.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

When patients and their doctors appealed those denials, insurance companies reversed roughly 80% of their initial decisions.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

The judge said that under the new rules, DHS denials of visa extensions would be "entirely discretionary and unappealable."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

According to KFF, only 1% of ACA-plan denials were appealed in 2024, up from a mere 0.2% in 2021.

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

She would never believe his denials, any more than he believed hers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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