denounce
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He recently went viral for a conversation he had with “Tommy,” an attendee at one of his events who wanted him to publicly denounce the Muslim Brotherhood.
From Slate β Oct. 27, 2026
"From today, you will have to watch over your villages," Gombagui told around 100 local officials gathered in the village of Tibeita on a recent morning, urging them to "denounce" the prospectors and their accomplices.
From Barron's β Sep. 30, 2026
"We denounce and totally reject those claims that Africans are as guilty and complicit as those who masterminded this whole atrocity," he says.
From BBC β Aug. 16, 2026
When they anonymously denounce their alleged friends, it is in the service of a higher kindness.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 7, 2026
So it is that now I denounce and defend, or feel prepared to defend.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Perhaps he should review the lesson of “Four O’Clock,” a third-season episode of “The Twilight Zone” in which a political fanatic denounces people he considers evil and suffers a comeuppance.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
It denounces the judge’s “attempts to strip RIH of its ability to participate in these proceedings, and, by extension, to sever this court from the party whose rights are directly at stake.”
From Slate β May 19, 2026
The government denounces attempts to "discredit" Smart Sampa, boasting the city had seen a nearly 15 percent drop in robberies in 2025.
From Barron's β Mar. 17, 2026
Even Puerto Ricans who don't share the singer's background feel proud of how his music denounces our struggles while symbolising our culture and identity.
From BBC β Feb. 10, 2026
Indeed, one of the books found in the bus with his remains was a collection of stories that included Tolstoy’s "The Kreutzer Sonata,” in which the nobleman-turned-ascetic denounces "the demands of the flesh.”
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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In the months since, media groups have denounced the department for continuing to violate the order, which has deepened the tensions between police leaders and the press.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 31, 2026
In a social media post, Macron denounced the violence and said that vandals and looters will be "prosecuted and punished".
From BBC β Oct. 17, 2026
Ms. James denounced rising antisemitism and said she stands with the Jewish community.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
Al-Azhar, the Cairo-based institute of Sunni Islamic learning, also denounced the incident.
From Barron's β Oct. 2, 2026
I misdealt, as was only natural, when I knew she was lying in wait for me to do wrong; and she denounced me for a stupid, clumsy labouring-boy.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Times with a big picture of me, sort of denouncing me.
From Salon β Oct. 16, 2026
On her previous album “Dirt Femme,” released in 2022, she opened up about being unsure if she wants children, while denouncing the societal expectations that come with being a married woman.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 21, 2026
In 2020, she was among a cross-section of public figures who signed an open letter denouncing cancel culture, saying it weakens open debate by shutting people down.
From BBC β Sep. 3, 2026
A coalition of religious and interfaith groups led by Washington-based Indian American Muslim Council intends to protest Saturday’s event and has a van with video monitors plying Manhattan streets denouncing it.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
Outside, he debated whether to report the officer for denouncing Hitler.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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