rebut
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The ruling means the court will operate under the assumption that five potentially damaging statements are true while allowing the defendants to rebut them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Batson established a three-part framework for racial juror challenges: Defense counsel challenges a strike, the prosecutor gives race-neutral reasons for it, then defense counsel has the opportunity to rebut those proffered reasons as pretextual.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Suu Kyi travelled to The Hague to rebut charges of genocide against them at the UN's top court in 2019 -- tanking her reputation on the international circuit.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The Canadian leader’s remarks to reporters Tuesday were meant to rebut comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
I didn't know what they could have presented to rebut our evidence, but I'd assumed they would present something.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing rebut
Fahrenheit 451
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Expository Writing, List 2
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Just Mercy
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