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renounce

[ri-nouns] / rɪˈnaʊns /


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It didn’t, however, require any party to renounce its previous claims, nor did it permanently bar future claims on previously unclaimed territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Later, O’Neill would renounce the play as a repository of “all the Broadway tricks” he had amassed in his “stage training.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

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

“I am not sorry. I will not renounce my actions. I love her. I love the princess.”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo




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