denial

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Called distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks, these were massive floods of junk internet data designed to knock websites offline by overwhelming the data pipes that connected them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The news follows a Monday denial of negotiations from a spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

In a 1994 dissent from a denial of certiorari in a death case, Blackmun anticipated Sotomayor’s Reed dissent 32 years later.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

"You're in denial about your role in the IRA to this day," said Sir Max.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Dad pats Brady’s face over and over again in denial, as if to wake him up from a bad dream.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman