denial

Example Sentences

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But it states that the U.S. military will “erect a strong denial defense along the First Island Chain,” a string of islands that includes Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the final day of evidence on Friday, the inquiry's senior counsel Fred Mackintosh KC said NHSGCC's initial denials and delayed acceptance of infection problems had "severely impacted" the work of the inquiry.

From BBC

But as it stands that remains a feeling - circumstantial evidence at best - and the first minister's denials were categorical.

From BBC

The Social Security Administration’s sudden reversal of its earlier denials about DOGE’s rampage through its most sensitive records rattled Social Security advocacy groups.

From Los Angeles Times

He added in opening arguments that it "knew they had skeletons in their closet" and that years of "emphatic denials were not true".

From Barron's