denial
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The denial was aimed at maintaining channels through which North Korea could continue laundering and using the cryptocurrency, Bosack added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
“I think I’ve been in denial about my life for a very long time,” Stewart told The Guardian in 2023.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
The result has been ‘alarmingly high denial rates.’
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
“But no. There is something in his denial, in his insistence that it never happened, in his childish fury toward the newspaper that investigated his antisemitic past, that sounds like an admission.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
A denial sprang to his lips as he jerked his head up and opened his eyes.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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It said only that the letter with the signature existed, and the Journal’s stories have always included Mr. Trump’s denials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Delays and denials put patients’ health at risk.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
In all, the Interior Department denied 78 financial assistance requests from the Great Basin Institute totaling more than $12.7 million, according to a letter from Chief Executive Peter Woodruff appealing the denials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Despite official denials, in Russian society there remains deep anxiety over the possibility of a new mobilisation.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
His denials, accompanied by a wistful smile which she interpreted as a sly one, only aggravated her suspicions.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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