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demur

[dih-mur] / dɪˈmɜr /


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I demur, along with members of the British royal family apparently.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

“State of the Union” put Musk’s post on the screen and host Jake Tapper read it to DeSantis before pressing him to condemn it — but the governor continued to demur.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

But ask him about Television, and he would often demur.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2023

But in other interviews I’ve read, you demur when asked to draw a direct line between your time in the public eye and Diana’s.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021

She would always demur, saying, “You would not hear those olden, shrieking things.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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