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denies
  • present tense form of deny (3rd person singular).

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In a statement headlined "Norton Denies Responsibility for Setting Zebras Free, Supports Freedom Generally", Washington DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said that when the zebras escaped she was "enjoying quiet time at home with family".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2021

Vice published a story under the headline, “Amazon Denies workers Pee in Bottles. Here Are the Pee Bottles” that included photos of bottles that reportedly held the urine of Amazon workers.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2021

As the rumor spread online, Ms. Swinson was asked in a radio interview whether she hunted squirrels, leading to newspaper headlines like “Jo Swinson Denies Firing Stones at Squirrels.”

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2019

Denies any knowledge of a $10m bribe to Jack Warner detailed in FBI indictment.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2015

Exalted, free, The spirit gains her ether, scornfully Denies existence that is dark or wrong.

From Sonnets and Songs by Whitney, Helen Hay