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as in to deny
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank
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as in to refute
to declare not to be true
her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press
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Recent Examples of disclaim
And Austria, for many years, disclaimed responsibility for its role in the Holocaust.
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Cary Lowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
Governments cannot create high-risk environments and then disclaim responsibility for the outcomes.
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Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
Arledge said the city filed an application asking the state to disclaim the remainder of the land adjacent to the Warm Springs Golf Course in May 2019 — the same process through which city the had previously obtained part of the course’s land.
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Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
While the school would insist a revenue share arrangement connected to NIL is about use of his commercial attributes and might even explicitly disclaim employment, the player could insist that depiction is more form than substance.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Cary Lowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
Governments cannot create high-risk environments and then disclaim responsibility for the outcomes.
—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
Arledge said the city filed an application asking the state to disclaim the remainder of the land adjacent to the Warm Springs Golf Course in May 2019 — the same process through which city the had previously obtained part of the course’s land.
—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
While the school would insist a revenue share arrangement connected to NIL is about use of his commercial attributes and might even explicitly disclaim employment, the player could insist that depiction is more form than substance.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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That agreement set a 60-day period for negotiations on key issues, including the future of Tehran’s nuclear program amid concerns that Iran wants to use it for military purposes, a claim the country denies.
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Pitt's request for possible sanctions, or monetary fines, in the legal proceeding was denied, per court documents.
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Two other retired judges later published their own piece refuting Gilliard’s contention.
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Fortunately, video replay allows people to validate—or refute—a referee’s decision.
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Wurth saw two more physicians who refused to discuss hormones before a urologist started her on estrogen gel, oral progesterone and a vaginal estrogen cream.
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The man had a gun and refused to drop it when ordered to by police, the sheriff said.
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Those seeking to stop the roundup reject almost all of the federal agencies’ claims, from the size of the herd to the notion that the horses cause ecological damage.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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“Disclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaim. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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