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recantation

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Definition of recantation

as in retraction

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Recent Examples of recantation And Bishop’s formal recantation helped to fast-track the overturning of the convictions. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026

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The retraction has reportedly left Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, furious as well.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 7 July 2026
Gingras and Khelfaoui suspect the retraction decision was made around this time.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 28 June 2026

Definition of retraction

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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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Rules have changed over decades, so some claims succeed while others face hurdles like formal renunciation.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Carney is a moralist, a filmmaker of fidelity—and of renunciation, depicting the romantic near-misses and what-ifs that his characters leave behind.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

Definition of renunciation

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After all, 27% of small businesses reported facing a customer data breach, while 26% experienced a ransomware attack or a denial of service attack, according to cybersecurity firm VikingCloud.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 2026
The lawmakers’ request — a moment of bipartisan scrutiny on a controversial federal health care program — comes just one month after a government investigation unearthed a continuing pattern of denials within Medicare Advantage.

— Casey Ross, STAT, 15 July 2026

Definition of denial

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Her face displays the trademark unibrow and faint mustache — a gender-bending look that, scholars say, reflects Kahlo’s defiant repudiation of the classic female aesthetic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
After an often shaky start to his tenure leading the USMNT, the performance against Paraguay was a complete repudiation of his critics and validation of his tactics and managerial style.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

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