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disavow

[dis-uh-vau] / ˌdɪs əˈvaʊ /


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I mean, Hasan, every podcast or debate I go into over the past few months, people try to grill me on you, and they’re like, “Do you disavow Hasan Piker?”

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

McClain Delaney said that her decision to disavow the vote came after receiving thousands of messages from constituents raising concerns about the administration’s immigration policies and also asking for help from their local representative.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Despite the heat, El-Sayed refused to disavow Piker.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

At one point, Sandy wrote to a Brightpoint lawyer asking “to rescind Brian as President”; the attorney said she called later that day to disavow the email.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

To disavow their faith, the Mexica say, would tear apart their lives.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The Peltola campaign said she isn’t concerned with who else is on the ballot and disavows any involvement in Dan J.’s campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Lyrically, Charli disavows cigarettes and writes sincere apologies for her past mistakes.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

But Jones disavows involvement and contends that a former subordinate, Jennifer Abel, and others close to Baldoni cooked up the plan as part of a broader “conspiracy,” which also included starting a rival publicity firm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024

To be clear, Radan disavows any support for slavery or for any moral argument defending it, arguing for a sharp distinction between those questions and the legal, constitutional argument he advances.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023

She must not trade in what she disavows.

From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

To quickly recap: In 2019 the streamer said that America “deserved” 9/11, a comment he apologized for shortly afterward and has since disavowed.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

In 2013 the LDS "disavowed" those teachings, and now believes "everyone is an equal child of God regardless of race".

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

In both cases the comments were immediately disavowed by the White House.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025

Mr. Haas has disavowed anything experimental about this music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

I was so hurt and humiliated that I disavowed all relations with Young.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Nothing here binds a future administration, and courts almost never stop the government from disavowing promises its officials had no authority to make.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

Mr. Steiner was put in the awkward position of disavowing his own private journal’s description of events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

She resists the idea of entirely disavowing the life she led with her ex-husband.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

After recently disavowing himself from his leading lady, Audiard used the opportunity to re-embrace Gascón, a moment that was uncomfortably awkward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025

“Oh, no,” we said, disavowing her entirely, as any sensible person would.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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