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“Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of the world do not condone power politics, conflict and confrontation, or isolation and backwardness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In 2017, he was disinvited from speaking at CPAC, a US conservative conference that also hosted Trump, after footage emerged of Yiannopoulos appearing to condone paedophilia.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

"Obviously I don't condone stealing, but I really sympathise with any parent that finds themselves in a situation like that."

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

IOC President Kirsty Coventry said the group didn’t condone war, “but I don’t believe athletes should pay the price.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

"It’s not appropriate for you to be involved with these militants. It is reckless behavior that I will not condone."

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

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

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

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

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024

Grove, whom I spoke with Thursday, was clear she condones none of those tactics “in any way, shape or form.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

Will Reinert, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said “no one condones violence against elected officials.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

The man of me naturally condones him, and the friend in me is inclined to be lenient.

From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Marie Van Vorst

Federal Aviation Administration managers have at times condoned the practice, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They said the agency at the time opted against tough discipline for controllers, in part because managers condoned the early shoves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

His preoccupation with improving the cyclotron condoned sloppy and inattentive experimental work.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Tadjadit's lawyer, Fetta Sadat, said in a post on Facebook that her client was convicted of "condoning terrorism", "supporting terrorist organisations" and "spreading extremist ideas", among other charges.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

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