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deny

[dih-nahy] / dɪˈnaɪ /


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“Obviously we can’t say anything to confirm or deny the existence of a grand jury subpoena,” Wollman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In other words, the labs may be training these models to deny inner experience, and those denials, rather than any claims of consciousness, may be the real performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, from East Sussex, have been held since January 2025 and were sentenced to 10 years in February on espionage charges which they deny.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

She rejected Washington's attempts to deny or challenge the North's status as a nuclear power, saying it "carries no legal force".

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Friends called Farmer a word gymnast, which he didn’t deny.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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