repudiation

Example Sentences

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Muir is at pains to emphasize “this is purely the trader in me speaking” and rather than a formal repudiation of the investment case for silver, he just thinks the price action looks tired.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

It is a repudiation of cosmopolitan universalism in favor of historical continuity and particular identity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Bessent portrayed the latest restrictions as a repudiation of everything that the U.S. and China have been working on for the past six months and noted the move impacted the rest of the world.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Two days after the game, Clark, like she did several times last year, gave her usual surface-level repudiation of any hatred around her, the Fever and the WNBA.

From Salon • May 28, 2025

Colonel Cathcart was stung by the blunt rebuke and skulked guiltily about his room in smarting repudiation.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller