as in to resign
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But Nixon resigned, sending Gerald Ford to the Oval Office.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 -
Warsh resigned Fed in 2011 over balance sheet Both Warsh and Bessent have criticized the Fed's bloated balance sheet outside of times of crisis.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The Ohio Department of Transportation waived the height limit, which is 150 feet above the airport's ground elevation, after an independent consultant determined that construction of the stadium would not change any flight paths.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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With the tournament less than two months away, there’s still no clear indication whether it will be waived for teams, staff, or fans.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Officials said that after Cooper’s arrest, the first victim, a runaway, was crying hysterically and denied any involvement in prostitution.—
Samantha Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Agresta denied news reports about the sloths dying from the cold, instead pinning the cause on viral infections, Inside Climate News said.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Volkswagen leadership would eventually disavow its Nazi ties.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
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But the oppressive structure of the cult soon becomes evident — media is completely disavowed, women must be subservient to men and contact with outsiders is kept to a bare minimum.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 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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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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The same fiber that the broader industry is scrambling to disown is also winding deeper, tighter—and, indeed, faster—into the Chinese economy.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2026
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The program calls for the recognition of Israel and renouncing armed struggle, effectively sidelining Hamas and other factions.—
SAM METZ,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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The program calls for the recognition of Israel and renouncing armed struggle, effectively sidelining Hamas and other factions.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 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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Another is that whoever’s chosen should disclaim under oath loyalty to anyone or anything other than the Constitution.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Demit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demit. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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