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Though he doesn’t condone the bikes’ misuse, Leisner said their popularity stems in part from how easy they are to ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

“It’s complicated and its not something I would condone … but the more attention that Scientology gets, the worse it is for Scientology,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

"The University cannot overlook or condone them and cannot proceed in a way that suggests endorsement or association," it said.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

“I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures, and neither will millions of Americans who credit their survival and quality of life to scientific miracles.”

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026

How could a school condone an organization like The Vigils?

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

"No one there condones civilian killings - they know the pain of losing loved ones too well."

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

“This finding is by no means an indication that the Court condones this tremendous lapse in judgment or the unprofessional manner of the District Attorney’s testimony during the evidentiary hearing,” McAfee wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

"That's not something this government condones," Mr Calvano says.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024

The Talmud, a set of commentaries on the Torah, specifically condones ransoming of hostages as a communal responsibility, and many ancient scholars considered being hostage a fate worse than death.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

The State prohibits, but the State not only condones, but actually commands it by private circular.

From The Crime of the Congo by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Kwatra’s supervisors condoned his distribution of gift cards and other perks to clients to entice them to continue shopping at Saks, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

Richard Davis, 50, was at the game against Arsenal and also condoned the booing from some supporters.

From BBC ● May 13, 2025

If we didn’t have a society that condoned it, it would be rarer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024

Hundreds of Lithuanians thundered the patriotic anthem of national independence, which had been banned by the 1940 nonaggression pact between Hitler and Stalin, a deal that, in effect, condoned the Soviet seizure of Lithuania.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

Not unusual in these parts, but obviously not condoned by the Boyds.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

It isn’t about the Court condoning Mr. Olivier’s speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

If he had stayed it would have given the impression that "the culture wouldn't change and that we're condoning it", said Annie Nguyen, a 31-year-old American.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

In January more than 100 NGOs and 500 activists and cultural figures urged Mr Tusk to end pushbacks and said his government was condoning human rights violations if it did not do so.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024

“They need to be condemned and there’s no place to sit on the fence here: You’re either condemning it or you’re condoning it.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

In the evening, “I often have to shut my ears to their gossip. If I join in, I feel as though I’m condoning them and I feel bad.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti