denounce
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"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
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 β Jun. 23, 2026
Officials were quick to denounce supposed efforts by the People’s Republic of China to influence U.S. policy, noting that Wang’s alleged involvement occurred before she was elected to public office.
From Los Angeles Times β May 13, 2026
His first impulse was to denounce Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham as a traitor.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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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 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
Bass denounced Raman’s remarks, saying it was “a lie” to portray Gates, who held his post from 1978 to 1992, as the gold standard for the city’s Latino residents.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 16, 2026
Fulton Sheen likewise fiercely denounced communism and Nazism, as well as the cultural decay he believed left the West vulnerable to tyranny.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 5, 2026
Surrounded by hooded police officers, Claudia Pardo, head of communications for the prosecutor's office, denounced the raid as "illegal."
From Barron's β Oct. 1, 2026
As the war intensified, the Gestapo arrested people who denounced Hitler, the Nazi Party, or the war.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Times with a big picture of me, sort of denouncing me.
From Salon β Oct. 16, 2026
Terry Strada, whose husband Tom Strada died in the Twin Towers, unleashed a stinging attack on Riyadh, accusing it of complicity in the attacks, and denouncing former presidents who were in attendance.
From Barron's β Sep. 11, 2026
Her government is trying to sever the link between popular culture and the criminal underworld, denouncing narcocorridos, songs which glorify criminals, as well as tackling crime head on.
From BBC β Aug. 6, 2026
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 β Jul. 2, 2026
We distributed black-bordered leaflets, denouncing the police commissioner.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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