denial
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Typically, the denial notification from your plan will have information on next steps.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Appealing does appear to pay off: Of the 18% of patients who did appeal, nearly all of them were able to overturn the initial denial of skilled nursing care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
City authorities have cited the obscure commission’s denial as reason for not moving forward even though the City Council voted in favor of the project.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
A consular denial, meanwhile, is almost impossible to contest.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
His past failure to gain admission to both universities—the denial of his “right beginning”—had haunted him throughout his life.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing denial
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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