negation
Example Sentences
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Singh formally apologised to the nation in 2005 in parliament, saying the violence were "the negation of the concept of nationhood enshrined in our constitution".
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024
And my idea of degrowth is not a negation of technology.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
“You’re not going to have enough current to light up a child’s lightbulb project at a science fair,” he informed Marlon, who did not take such negation well.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
A second method to steer humanity away from fossil fuel burning centers on a concept known as "undesign," the intentional negation of technology and consideration of alternatives that do not rely on labor-saving human inventions.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
The sarcastic question “What part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?” reminds us that negation is perfectly easy for people to handle in everyday speech.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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