deny
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“You were given the opportunity to reconsider your decision to deny access and declined,” the notice said, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The demonstration -- one of Serbia's largest in decades -- descended into panic after a mysterious noise sent crowds fleeing, fuelling claims that police had used a "sound cannon" -- an allegation authorities deny.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Still, walk into the gallery thrumming with one of his reggae-inflected tracks, and the correspondence becomes difficult to deny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
They say he was working for Japan’s national intelligence service, which the newspaper and the Tokyo government deny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
If he had captured Pisa, no one would deny that the Florentines would have had to become his ally.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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It also denies any role in Libya’s ongoing conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, denies the allegations but previously said that some of Lula's campaign ads had been mistakenly deactivated due to technical errors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Gomez denies the allegations, saying he made mistakes outside of his marriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
He vehemently denies the claims against him, insisting he is the victim of a deceit.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
I even heard him call Zack Beth once, but Zack denies it.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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“Now we have seen through several of my clients that, not only is the citizenship application denied, but they are placed into removal proceedings.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Information Minister Shadric Namalomba has denied that Mutharika's absence had created a leadership vacuum.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
He denied that doctors were forcibly abducted, telling the BBC that instead they had chosen to stay on to work.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
North Korea has furiously denied those allegations, deriding them as efforts to "tarnish" its image.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The police maintained that Fuller tried to prevent them from arresting the other man, a charge which Fuller denied.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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No amount of denying objectivity can shield it from those consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Whatever one’s views of her politics, there can be no denying that everything Omar has attained, from her education to her career, has been earned against high odds.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
“There’s no denying: execution risk seems high, and bearish scenarios imply >50% downside potential,” Potter wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Raiders haven’t played the NFL’s strongest schedule, but there’s no denying they have improved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
There was no denying that their situation was looking grim.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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