as in to deny
to declare not to be true
her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine
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In 2022, Republic, which Bedford has helmed since 1999, requested that be halved to 750 hours, which the FAA denied.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025 -
Diddy’s legal team has denied all of the accusations.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 June 2025
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But Burton, the stepfather, refuted claims that Williams was violent toward his family.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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Reports on the ground refuted those characterizations.—
Jeremy Pressman,
The Conversation,
15 June 2025
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This can manifest into an AI tool that ends up rejecting qualified job candidates because it was trained on biased data.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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That kind of backlash prompted officials in La Mesa, Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad to reject digital billboard proposals.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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“Disaffirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffirm. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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