renounce
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The doctor gave her an ultimatum: renounce your father or never see me again.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Draining a few isn’t enough to make them renounce their loyalty to his congregation, known as the Beautiful Unwell.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
“We have decided to renounce offshore wind development in the United States,” said CEO Patrick Pouyanné.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
It will refuse to renounce the right to enrich uranium, as it did before, having proven it can survive.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
“I am not sorry. I will not renounce my actions. I love her. I love the princess.”
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
"By yielding to pressure, it weakens collective action and renounces its potential leading role," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
A disclaimer is a legal document in which someone renounces an asset that was set to be inherited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
When Elisabeta is killed, he renounces God and sets off on his quest for his love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
After World War Two, the US-occupied Japan adopted a constitution which says the country renounces war and the use of force to settle international disputes.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
She renounces all of the vanities of this world for him.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Vicente Blasco Ib??ez
Piker later renounced the statement, saying it was wrong, but the fact that he said it once still continues to be brought up, again and again, in El-Sayed’s race.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Hilton became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2021 and last year renounced his British citizenship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Federal records indicate he and his wife renounced American citizenship in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
He is a Cypriot citizen, having renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019, and has been living in Monaco.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
In the spring of 1685, Maria put most of her belongings in storage, renounced the world—including her increasingly distant husband—and bumped over rutted roads to the flat, open moors of Friesland in the northern Netherlands.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
He is a Cypriot citizen after renouncing his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
For the right person, renouncing citizenship can be a prudent decision.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
St Francis, who died on October 3, 1226, founded the Franciscan order after renouncing his wealth and devoting his life to the poor.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
In 2020, she ran for president, renouncing her anti-LGBTQ views and apologizing for her earlier stance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
He was renouncing his imprisonment, our authority, the entire system that had placed him there.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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