renounce

Example Sentences

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It will refuse to renounce the right to enrich uranium, as it did before, having proven it can survive.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

The U.S. government has a monthslong backlog of Americans asking to renounce their citizenship, either to secure a foreign passport or to avoid taxation of their earnings abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

MPC pledged to "permanently renounce the use of arms" and "rejoin the political agreement for peace and reconciliation" that it signed in 2019 with 13 other armed groups, Wanzet said.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The letter urged "all relevant parties to publicly withdraw from the plan, renounce it and refrain from carrying it out".

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

It is true the inauguration concerned only one man who by one short oath would renounce the world he knew and could never regain it.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck