as in retraction
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However, a Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet spokesperson said Wayfair requested a retraction of the notice that same day.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025 -
That letter should be followed with a retraction.—
Paul Craney,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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But with Rourke’s strong disavowal, Hines also wanted to assure fans that there was nothing shady about the GoFundMe.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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The 2025 version manages just eight mentions, including a sharp disavowal.—
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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The duo’s renunciation has its limits, though.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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The Court held that Congress has no power under the Constitution to divest a person of his United States citizenship absent his voluntary renunciation of it.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Fossil fuel production is still increasing, driving up planet-warming pollution; the United States is in climate denial mode; and turbulent geopolitics have pushed the climate crisis down the agenda and into the culture wars.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Neither is convinced by Nixon’s denials of wrongdoing during Watergate.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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As Sportico detailed, Pasadena and the RBOC sued UCLA a couple of weeks ago for breach of contract and anticipatory repudiation.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Now Republicans see Tuesday’s ballot-box repudiation of the GOP as a reminder that voters respond primarily to the cost of living.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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