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“I want to be clear that the city of Riverside doesn’t condone this behavior, but we are responsible for fixing the situation that led to it,” she said at the June 9 City Council meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

The bill proposes to make it illegal to implicitly condone or play down acts of terrorism, extending the scope of existing legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

While Newcastle's Eddie Howe added: "We don't condone racism in any form and the club will investigate."

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

The MSP said she did not condone his crimes, but that he needed support.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026

From Jay in the Southeast: I stood up in a social studies class—the teacher wanted a discussion—and said I could never kill anyone or condone anyone who did kill anyone.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024

“Nobody condones this. But he legally is entitled to give his public comment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

He is the author of, most recently, “Dirty Work,” about the morally troubling jobs that society tacitly condones.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

She also promised that a warning card would be added to the film, saying that it "in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people".

From BBC ● May 31, 2023

And, even if all the characters speak in the same accents of paradox, their moods, the essentials of them, are differentiated with a brilliancy of expression which condones the lack of dramatic movement.

From Oscar Wilde by Leonard Cresswell Ingleby

Of course, none of this is condoned by the networking app itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Central Asian leader, who is a Moscow ally but who has never condoned Russia's offensive, said the roots of the war are "not understandable".

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

The firm has denied all wrongdoing and said it “categorically does not engage in, nor has it ever condoned, the exchange of money for client retention.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

"Constructive criticism is one thing, and threats, hate speech or even disturbance during training is another - this cannot be condoned."

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025

Inflexibly rigid in her own moral conduct, she condoned weaknesses in others.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

Discola said that some people might mistakenly equate forgiveness with condoning the act itself.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2024

"I believe this is a crime against the territorial integrity of a neighbouring state. I'd be condoning it if I stayed silent."

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024

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