as in to deny
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Shasta County Superior Court judges denied two prior lawsuits that aimed to block Measure B from appearing on the ballot, including one from Shasta County’s attorney Joseph Larmour, without ruling on the substance of their cases.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026 -
Baldoni denied the allegations and maintained that Lively's claims were false.—
Janelle Ash , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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But there are surely few who would begrudge Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils getting big send-offs at their final French Open.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Kiffin was excoriated by fans and media for abandoning his team, but neither Chambliss nor his family begrudge the coach for leaving.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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Goldman was far from the only prominent Democrat to withhold support from Mamdani during his general-election campaign.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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For example, prosecutors alleged that Kapoor withheld payroll taxes from employees but failed to turn that money over to the government, effectively stealing from his own employees.—
Jay Weaver
June 6,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Iran insists on retaining a degree of control over the waterway and gaining immediate access to its frozen funds, while negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s uranium enrichment would take place after the interim deal is signed.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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The pool was rebuilt but retained its kidney-bean shape, a nod to early 20th-century design.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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“Deprive (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprive%20%28of%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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