repudiate

Example Sentences

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Similarly, the price of Russian bonds went up, not down, for months after the new Communist government repudiated Russia’s debt in 1918, virtually wiping it out.

From The Wall Street Journal

His approach to international relations also contrasts starkly with neighbouring regimes, who have cultivated close security ties with Russia and repudiated their previous close partnerships with France.

From BBC

Some of those decisions aligned with some unitary executive claims, but others directly repudiated them.

From Salon

In response, Allister said: "If Claire is trying to pretend that I am insincere in my condemnation of violence then I utterly repudiate and indeed resent that comment."

From BBC

Asked about his claim – repudiated by Israel - that thousands of lorries were waiting on the border to enter Gaza, Mr Fletcher repeated that he especially needed to be "careful and really precise".

From BBC