denial
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The most direct reading of this makes “The Sheep Detectives” a parable about denial and eventual acceptance following a great personal loss.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Chloe described her grief as constant but ever-changing, moving between denial and acceptance rather than following a "linear" path.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
When the doctor tells him, “Sire, you are incurable,” he reacts with the same denial that has allowed him to ignore the destruction that has occurred under his negligent leadership.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
"We have no choice but to reverse the denial of Murdaugh's motion for a new trial due to Hill's improper external influence on the jury."
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
From the group around the cutting table there issued neither confirmation nor denial.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing denial
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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