as in to deny
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The judge, who is noticeably losing patience with Cox, denied a closed hearing.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Israel, which has denied conducting the strike, has focused on areas of Iran closer to Israel and hasn’t reported conducting any strikes south of Isfahan, 500 miles away.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Don’t begrudge your mother her timing.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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And no one is begrudging McAvoy and Swayman’s savoring the victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The court played an audio recording of Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino threatening to withhold concerts from Barclays Center if the venue switched ticketing services.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The service member's identity will be withheld until 24 hours after their family is notified.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Despite the institutional changes, the National Symphony Orchestra is retaining its decadeslong residency.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sherlock is an effortless update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s seminal detective novels, one that’s brilliantly modernized while retaining all of the source material’s classical charms.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Deprive (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprive%20%28of%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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