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Recent Examples of negation Worse still, if the negation of the axiom of choice were true, there wouldn’t just be a few (very contrived) examples of sets that can’t be measured—the whole theory of measurement would collapse! Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024 But Moscow is determined to thwart Montenegro’s bid, because any further NATO enlargement, regardless of how small the candidate might be, will be perceived by the Kremlin as a direct threat to Russian security and a negation of Russia's regional and global power status. Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2016 Maduro claimed victory, and his third consecutive term, despite the Democratic Unitary Platform’s (PUD) outright negation of the results. Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 Twenty years after the film’s release, America not only accepts cancelling the political rule book, but Rock himself takes part in that negation. Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for negation
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Noun
  • In addition to excessive force, the complaint claimed denial of medical care, governmental liability, supervisory liability, wrongful death and survival action, and that the actions of the law enforcement officers constituted a violation of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
  • In the wake of the MAGA movement’s dual 2020 loss of both the Trump presidency and the subsequent campaign of election denial, the conservative operative Steve Bannon called for a new electoral strategy.
    Ira Wells June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • With the abolition of tariffs, Lady Liberty and Mount Rushmore could be smiling upon America and the world.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
  • Also in solidarity, Haymarket is offering three free ebooks too, about borders and police abolition.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Losing a job, or facing creative rejection, is a very real type of grief that doesn’t always get depicted as grief.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Despite the constant rejection, Van-Der-Sluis seems determined to find the love of his life.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 26 June 2025

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“Negation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negation. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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