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disclaims

verb

present tense third-person singular of disclaim

as in denies

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 refutes

to declare not to be true her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press

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Recent Examples of disclaims Microsoft disclaims exec’s comments News groups tried many different tactics to test if Microsoft and OpenAI products would output their news articles verbatim. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 The survey was conducted between October 15 and 20, among 1,000 likely voters, and disclaims a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points. — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

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Six women allege offenses dating from 1999 to 2009, and Brand denies the allegations vehemently.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
El-Sayed denies any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and has publicly disavowed the group.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of denies

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The governor’s campaign responded to a request for comment Sunday, saying a witness refutes that the phone was touched.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
The Mad King, however, refutes the legitimacy of any kind of prophecy, even going so far to reject the notion of destiny.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of refutes

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Foreign courts may decide divorce and custody but generally do not have jurisdiction to divide those benefits as a US court can, leaving spouses little recourse if the service member refuses to share them voluntarily.

— Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Many veteran leaders express frustration, claiming that Generation Z lacks loyalty, demands too much flexibility or refuses to put in the grueling hours that previous generations accepted as the standard.

— Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of refuses

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Remaining steadfast in his dharma (religious and moral principles), Rama rejects all of Lakshmana’s suggestions for resistance and insists that obedience to his father and preservation of righteousness must take precedence over royal position.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
However, a large percentage of the Brazilian electorate also consistently rejects the prospect of voting for another Bolsonaro for president.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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