1
as in refutes
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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2
as in refuses
to be unwilling to grant
the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know
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as in rejects
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature
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Recent Examples of denies
However, Natalia denies this ever occurred and detailed the struggles of living on her own as a child — whose date of birth, following medical tests and DNA analysis, was legally restored to 2003 — in a rare interview with PEOPLE in January 2025.
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Judge denies request for retrial The court took up a handful of other matters Monday, such as Fendley’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
The letter also emphatically denies an assertion in Sheel Seidler’s lawsuit that the Seidler family may be considering relocating the team.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Although Amazon denies this, many believe that their RTO policy is being implemented in place of a layoff to avoid paying severance.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Per the Jerusalem Post, 59-year-old Bashar al-Assad's asylum status in Moscow stipulates that he is not allowed to leave the city, which the Kremlin denies.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Google denies this, and their algorithm doesn’t directly reward ad spend.
—Michael Chagala, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But if Bell denies the stay, the injunction will remain in place (absent the Fourth Circuit vacating it) and block NASCAR from refusing to approve the teams’ purchase of two Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) charters to let 23XI Racing and Front Row compete.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Netanyahu denies all charges and has pleaded not guilty in each case.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Judge denies request for retrial The court took up a handful of other matters Monday, such as Fendley’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
The letter also emphatically denies an assertion in Sheel Seidler’s lawsuit that the Seidler family may be considering relocating the team.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Although Amazon denies this, many believe that their RTO policy is being implemented in place of a layoff to avoid paying severance.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Per the Jerusalem Post, 59-year-old Bashar al-Assad's asylum status in Moscow stipulates that he is not allowed to leave the city, which the Kremlin denies.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Google denies this, and their algorithm doesn’t directly reward ad spend.
—Michael Chagala, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But if Bell denies the stay, the injunction will remain in place (absent the Fourth Circuit vacating it) and block NASCAR from refusing to approve the teams’ purchase of two Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) charters to let 23XI Racing and Front Row compete.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Netanyahu denies all charges and has pleaded not guilty in each case.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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