as in to resign
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Schmidt — who was appointed to the position by Kansas Secretary of State last December after former Commissioner Fred Sherman resigned — was not available for comment on Monday.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026 -
The abrupt termination was accompanied by a war of words, with Rothman writing two letters to the board, protesting its pressure on him to resign and claiming he was given no reason for threats to fire him.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Both sides in the case agreed to waive their rights to a jury trial and the right to call witnesses, allowing Wohlfeil to rule on the substance of the claims and Enright to decide the damages.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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In return, the United States would end a blockade of Iranian ports and waive some sanctions on oil sales.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Rivas led a recent charge to deny the renewal of Gabriella Charter School, which uses a substantial portion of the Echo Park campus where the district operates Logan Academy for Global Ecology.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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On Friday, Musk also denied a Bloomberg report that SpaceX valuation was lowered on Friday, reaffirming that the rocket and satellite company will have a blockbuster IPO and comfortably dominate against other historic IPO deals.—
Ananya Chetia,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also said the deal would require Iran to disavow the continuation of its domestic nuclear program — a diplomatic feat never before achieved throughout a quarter-century of international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear work.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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There was an answer to that when Clivillés posted upset messages Thursday, disavowing Williams and showing some clear resentment there.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Even the closest readers of the post could trouble themselves wondering if Damsky’s words implied something more than a call for members of that group to voluntarily abjure their own identity.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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The foreigners, almost without exception, refuse to formally abjure Christianity, though that is one way to gain liberty.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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He was also forced to disown his family.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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That candidate, Bushra Amiwala, disowned the support and condemned the ad, widely seen as an attempt to siphon voters from another young progressive, Kat Abughazaleh.—
David Daley,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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Japan has recently taken steps to expand its defense posture, including lifting its ban on lethal arms exports and mulling changes to Article 9 of its constitution, which renounces war and the maintenance of armed forces.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Apple plans to disclaim responsibility for the third-party content.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Another is that whoever’s chosen should disclaim under oath loyalty to anyone or anything other than the Constitution.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Demit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demit. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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