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disaffirmance

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Definition of disaffirmance

as in renunciation

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Then, over the following years, came sustainability and strict reuse and ascetic renunciation, and today, finally, its photo series and articles advocated for a mild, slightly quirky anticapitalist metaphysics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Indeed, both the United States and Canada permit voluntary renunciation.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of renunciation

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Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Pelicot is troubled by her children’s immediate disavowal of their father, of their entire childhood.

— Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of disavowal

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The couple called for an investigation and a retraction of the paper, telling Science they were concerned the paper could give other parents false hope.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
The ad hoc committee was responsible for reviewing and recommending the retraction of more than 1,700 problematic conference articles last year.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Definition of retraction

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Pence’s Advancing American Freedom organization is a repudiation of Trumpism and a call to return to traditional conservative values.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026
And ironically, in a direct repudiation of Faldo's complaints, the data shows that DeChambeau's actually been at this best off the tee in recent Open Championships.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of repudiation

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Leto only issued his denial hours after the documentary was released — and even then, the statement was not shared with Radford, Sartenaer, and the team.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 July 2026
Several experts said the rule change, if implemented judiciously, could alleviate the backlog without leading to a surge in detentions or denials of valid asylum claims.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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