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[dih-nahy] / dɪˈnaɪ /


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Mr. Scalia says the Reagan administration “rightly” argued that Congress never granted the IRS the power to deny tax exemptions to schools that discriminate by race.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

But if they do so, they may not single out religious schools or people and deny them public funding that is open to all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Speaking to GQ Hype, external, Lowden responded to the rumours - but did not confirm or deny whether he was part of the auditioning process.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Peltola's team deny any wrongdoing, or encouraging the second Dan Sullivan to stand in the tight contest.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

It also made it easier to deny or ignore their suffering.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Starnes’s attorney, Brian Gurwitz, said in an email Friday evening that his client denies the charges and was “eager for the truth to be presented in a courtroom.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

It says the FBI expected to join the investigation into the 82-year-old father of the Duchess of Sussex, who denies all the allegations made against him.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Last week, Cook declined to attend a hearing in the White House's probe into mortgage fraud allegations, which she denies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Although Mr. Amodei denies being an effective altruist, there are plenty at both Anthropic and OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

I even heard him call Zack Beth once, but Zack denies it.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

“If you can’t fix it you’ve got to stand it,” thinks a ranch hand about being denied a life with the man he loves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

On the same day the request for a temporary restraining order was filed, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied it pending a court hearing scheduled for Sept. 23.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Myanmar has always denied carrying out a genocide against the Rohingya, arguing its actions targeted a military uprising from insurgents after a series of attacks left a dozen security personnel dead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

"The application for injunction pending appeal presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court is denied," it reads.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The last words were spoken so low she thought he did not hear them, but he did, and they wounded him deeply, for he had denied himself many pleasures for Meg’s sake.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Taylor, while not specifically confirming or denying the allegations, alluded to “youthful indiscretions” from his past that he’s worked through with his wife.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

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

I tell him what I'm seeing, doing, eating, drinking in Paris, and more about Lou, who is charming, kind, and—there's no denying it—physically beautiful.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins


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