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denial

[dih-nahy-uhl] / dɪˈnaɪ əl /


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My first appeal went nowhere, and the denial letter didn’t cite a reason for the decision.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Neither answer was a denial, but nor were they any type of confirmation.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

When most people get the dreaded denial alert, they often give up.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

We’re also made acutely aware of what we’re not seeing, that no picture is the whole picture and there is narrative power in the denial of sight and therefore knowledge.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

I can see the denial going to war with Tano’s common sense.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Morgan’s resolute denials pleased his family and friends, but in fact he was deeply rattled.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The new evidence undermines Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials that he was an extremist and a Saudi spy.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Yun Sun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center in Washington, said that U.S. denials of missile shortages aren’t surprising.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Those have led to a series of staunch denials.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

My denials would be meaningless, the rantings of a stranger.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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