as in to deny
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The judge denied the defendants’ request to dismiss the negligence, emotional distress and punitive damages claims.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2026 -
Meanwhile, Baldwin and his legal team worked to get the involuntary manslaughter charges dismissed before the July 2024 trial, though their attempt was initially denied.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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While ReedPop is pressing on with BookCon despite that response from some, Rogers says the convention organizer does not begrudge those who have made this choice.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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Besides, his friends are in no position to begrudge him the joy of being the center of attention.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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Of the roughly $472,000 in fees billed on that invoice, the city did withhold payment for one 18-minute task by a paralegal.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The victims’ identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Secure systems like these are often set to expunge questions and answers from their memory once a session is done, so classified information is neither used for later training nor retained in any memory.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lowry hit the cup-retaining putt at the Ryder Cup last year at Bethpage after spending most of the weekend partnered with McIlroy.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Deprive (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprive%20%28of%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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