Definition of DENIABILITY

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But coverage also oversimplified the mechanics of these projects, which offer some degree of corporate deniability. — Ingrid Burrington, The Atlantic, "Who Gets to Live in Silicon Valley?," 25 June 2018 His insistence that the original video is being taken out of context is a textbook example of claiming plausible deniability, one where anyone who is frightened, hurt, or offended by his comments is simply missing a joke. — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, "Disney remixer Pogo can’t walk back his homophobic comments on YouTube," 1 June 2018 Where trolls wear their snickering misdemeanors on their sleeve, a subtweeter has deniability. — Jason Pontin, WIRED, "Donald Trump and the Golden Age of Subtweeting," 4 May 2018 Maybe his advisers cooked something up but kept him out of the loop for plausible deniability. — Matt Ford, New Republic, "Mueller Wants to Interview Trump. Hold the Popcorn.," 24 Jan. 2018 These can be actors who are working independently of a government agency or as contractors who are able to maintain arms-length distance (for deniability reasons) from their sponsoring organizations. — Fortune, "Cyberwar: How Nations Attack Without Bullets Or Bombs," 12 May 2018 Any big shot with half a brain knows the importance of plausible deniability. — T.a. Frank, The Hive, "Why Trump May Yet Escape the Michael Cohen Freak Show," 20 Apr. 2018 French's message was ambiguous, with room for plausible deniability. — Mari Uyehara, GQ, "The Sliming of David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez," 30 Mar. 2018 So too, the way Mr Trump seems to have used Mr Cohen as a blunt instrument, while keeping him at arm’s length for plausible deniability, is a familiar pattern. — The Economist, "Why Stormy Daniels is so dangerous," 22 Mar. 2018

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