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renunciation

[ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee-] / rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- /


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As a Congress expert who loves the institution and profoundly respects its constitutionally mandated role, I have found this renunciation of responsibility difficult to watch.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Ms Bano says that when the Pakistani High Commission did not provide the renunciation certificate, she requested them to return her daughters' passports, but this wasn't done.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

A patchwork of statutes and treaties already offered about two-thirds of Native Americans citizenship, sometimes in exchange for land allotments that fractured reservations, gestures of assimilation, military service and even the renunciation of tribal traditions.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Her devotion to him required renunciation: She let go of her composing ambitions and gave over the majority of her schedule to performing his scores.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

But it took two to make a renunciation, just as it took two to make love, or to make a quarrel.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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