1
as in refusals
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
the taxpayer was notified of the disallowance of his claim for medical expenses
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2
as in denials
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
a categorical disallowance of all charges
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Noun
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While grand jury refusals are rare in federal practice, their frequency in recent weeks has raised questions about the strength of the cases and the attitudes of District residents serving as jurors.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Legal experts say a clear trend is forming due to the number of refusals to indict in such a short time.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Let’s bulldoze the obstacle course the insurance companies constructed and create federal guardrails to protect patients over needless denials.—
Dr. Nicholas Cozzi,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Those include reducing the scope of prior authorization and making sure that communications with patients about denials and appeals are easy to understand.—
Lauren Sausser,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Resilience means enduring multiple rejections, both commercial and regulatory, and persisting.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fewer than half of the 20,000 households losing city pickup have secured private haulers, with many facing rejections, steep rates or a maze of complications.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Disallowances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallowances. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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