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denial

[dih-nahy-uhl] / dɪˈnaɪ əl /


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Alongside the predictable Holocaust denial is “a lot of Epstein stuff,” Ms. Berg says, a reference to Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

She’s rejected the label several times before, but her recent conversation with “Call Her Daddy” podcaster Alex Cooper featured her strongest denial yet.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

My first appeal went nowhere, and the denial letter didn’t cite a reason for the decision.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted an early parole hearing after their denial last year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Jan’s denial of having come to the home would not be believed now; it would make Mr. Dalton and Britten feel that he was trying to cover up something of even much greater seriousness.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

CMS has said a qualified human clinician must review all denials of care.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The judge said that under the new rules, DHS denials of visa extensions would be "entirely discretionary and unappealable."

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Pujo’s counsel, Samuel Untermyer, interrogated Morgan relentlessly, forcing the banker into transparently false denials.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The new evidence undermines Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials that he was an extremist and a Saudi spy.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

She would never believe his denials, any more than he believed hers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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