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denial

[dih-nahy-uhl] / dɪˈnaɪ əl /


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“There’s alarmingly high denial rates, and that is known by CMS,” said Lena Cohen, a staff technologist at EFF.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

She’s rejected the label several times before, but her recent conversation with “Call Her Daddy” podcaster Alex Cooper featured her strongest denial yet.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted an early parole hearing after their denial last year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

"Any glorification of war criminals, genocide denial and revisionism contradict the most fundamental European values and have no place in the EU or in EU candidate countries," the statement said.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

She lifted up her white arms, and spread out her hands towards the East in a gesture of rejection and denial.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

CMS has said a qualified human clinician must review all denials of care.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The judge said that under the new rules, DHS denials of visa extensions would be "entirely discretionary and unappealable."

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Pujo’s counsel, Samuel Untermyer, interrogated Morgan relentlessly, forcing the banker into transparently false denials.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The footage, which the FBI had within days of the 2001 attacks, stands in stark contrast to Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials that he was an extremist and a Saudi spy.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Despite the USIA’s denials, it was now up to the legal system to review the investigations into the disaster.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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