as in denials
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
this recent flip-flop is merely the latest in a series of denegations by the governor of previously held positions
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Noun
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The Social Security Administration’s sudden reversal of its earlier denials about DOGE’s rampage through its most sensitive records rattled Social Security advocacy groups.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026 -
While there are allegations that surveillance cameras operated by such retail partners as Flock Safety are being use to assist ICE raids as some activist investors charge, retailers should assert this electronic collaborating is not true—consistent with denials by Flock Safety.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At least seven grand jury rejections have occurred across five different cases since the administration’s crime and security surge crackdown began in August.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
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Extraordinary rejections Granted, all these grand juries were in liberal jurisdictions, but their rejections of prosecutors’ claims are still striking, since indictments are usually notoriously easy to secure.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Denegations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denegations. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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