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denounce

[dih-nouns] / dɪˈnaʊns /


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“There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA, and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others,” a league spokesperson said last week in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 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 Aug. 16, 2026

It invited comparisons with Enoch Powell’s infamous “rivers of blood” speech, and went down so badly that he had to publicly denounce his own words some time later.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

For years, Ridglan has bred beagles for biomedical research that activists denounce as cruel but federal law protects.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Then when her ready cash was gone, had come Who Flung to denounce his predecessor as a scoundrel and took up around the house himself.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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 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 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 Feb. 10, 2026

With finely tuned magical realist sensibilities, first-time writer-director Francisca Alegria launches into a hauntingly atmospheric tale that denounces humanity’s untenable relationship with the natural world.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2023

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

A study of more than one million children in Denmark last year found no link between aluminum in vaccines and childhood chronic diseases, but Kennedy denounced the study.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The Iraqi presidency said it denounced the bombing of the PMF bases, calling it "an unacceptable attack and a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Australia denounced Laos' response to a 2024 tainted alcohol poisoning that killed six tourists, saying Friday it is "bitterly disappointed" the country is not pressing stronger charges.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Critics blamed doomsday rhetoric for radicalizing young men, while the movement itself, including Stop AI, denounced violence and tried pivoting to a gentler brand of advocacy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

He even had them officially listed and denounced for desertion, in case some British agent needed proof that the agent was really a former American soldier and not a spy posing as a deserter.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

My hope for this country: That the future holds more joy, more opportunity for growth, less injustices for all, recognition of past faults, and denouncing said faults.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Ramos has spent decades denouncing military and police killings, leading to international outcry over abuses that he uncovered and even earning government apologies.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Some of the women now denouncing their former Capitol Hill boss might read Mr. Trueman’s work with appreciation.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

It was not the first time that Leo has criticised the government of his native country, after denouncing its treatment of migrants as "inhuman".

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

During his life, Thomas Jefferson had written angry words denouncing the slave trade.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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