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recantation

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Definition of recantation

as in retraction

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Recent Examples of recantation Sandusky will not be able to pursue federal relief based on the recantation because the petition was not exhausted in state court. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 And Bishop’s formal recantation helped to fast-track the overturning of the convictions. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026

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More than 250 signatories to a nationwide open letter that included professors at Harvard and Stanford also called for a retraction.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The unit requires zero maintenance on its retraction element and offers standard mounting configurations for leading industrial robot platforms, including KUKA, ABB, and FANUC.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 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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This renunciation has had little impact on their progeny, who already studied them for years and viewed their content as a portrait of a viable future.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
Then, over the following years, came sustainability and strict reuse and ascetic renunciation, and today, finally, its photo series and articles advocated for a mild, slightly quirky anticapitalist metaphysics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of renunciation

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This goes counter to Disney’s official stance, which is a flat denial that Covid had anything to do with one Bob stepping down and another stepping up.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
While discussing UnitedHealthcare and its denial of insurance claims, Oliver gave an example of a patient who had to pay $95,000 out of pocket for cancer treatment after a claim was denied.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

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