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  • past participle of deny.
  • past tense form of deny.
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denied

[dih-nahyd] / dɪˈnaɪd /




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Saudi Arabia briefly denied the US access to Saudi airspace earlier in the war, and has pushed the US and Iran to de-escalate.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

In its statement, CSU denied all wrongdoing and said it “entered into the settlement to avoid further costs of litigation.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Chey denied the embezzlement allegation, saying the transactions were legitimate corporate investments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The request for a higher limit was denied.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

I’d also heard that Mrs. Vaughan was standing up for the Colored women she supervised, helping them to get better assignments, as well as the promotions and raises they’d previously been denied.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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