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
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
On the left, there are those who denounce these words as hypocritical, in 1776 and today.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 16, 2026
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network announced a rally and press conference on Friday afternoon outside of the B-18 detention facility in downtown L.A. to denounce Villegas’ “unlawful arrest and incarceration.”
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 17, 2026
Will wanted to turn and denounce them, but Lyra held his arm; they were unhappy and frightened, she said.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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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
He used to present as a staid mainline Episcopalian, but now he denounces that church and speaks of being “mauled by demons.”
From Salon β May 19, 2025
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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But civil society and women's rights groups have denounced what they perceive as the government's delay in turning the bill into law.
From BBC β Aug. 27, 2026
Eliza May’s novel, “Haeger Mass,” is a dark, weird tale of revenge and obsession that was denounced as immoral but attracted an intense cult following.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 18, 2026
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for "reflection" Saturday after the death of Jason Arday, as the former Cambridge academic's family denounced what they called years of harassment amid plagiarism accusations.
From Barron's β Aug. 15, 2026
Matt Simmons, climate attorney with the Environmental Protection Information Center in Humboldt, denounced the latest agreement.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 6, 2026
Napoleon had denounced such ideas as contrary to the spirit of Animalism.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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A coalition of religious and interfaith groups led by Washington-based Indian American Muslim Council intends to protest Saturday’s event and has a van with video monitors plying Manhattan streets denouncing it.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 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
“We will never get tired of denouncing this atrocity.”
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 25, 2026
But many families are denouncing a lack of support and heavy machinery needed in the recovery of bodies from collapsed buildings.
From Barron's β Jul. 3, 2026
The ration board, the police, the officials—they’re all either helping their fellow citizens or denouncing them and sending them off to prison.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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