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retraction

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as in recantation

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Recent Examples of retraction The extraordinary retraction has once again thrust into the spotlight the city’s audit, which The Star revealed earlier this year after obtaining a copy of the review. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 The hex storage cube printed well, with the pre-tuned retraction settings working well on the myriad tiny interspaced holes. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026 The brother, Bobby Valli, has posted a retraction and apology. — Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Despite its retraction nearly three months later, Blanche indicated amid his Judiciary hearing last month that there may be avenues for the settlement to proceed in the future, such as advancing through Congress. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for retraction

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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

Definition of recantation

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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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Hamilton's denial follows a report Tuesday in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera which said Hamilton had asked for changes to Ferrari's trackside staff and that his relationship with team principal Fred Vasseur was strained.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
About a third of mortgage denials for primary home purchases with conventional loans in 2025 were due to a lack of credit history, according to Zillow’s analysis of 2025 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of denial

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Still, the 34-year-old’s case could lead to legal filings and public statements that spark reconsideration about the eligibility rule.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Its curatorial methods may not force a reconsideration of how to rethink a museum, but giving audiences of nontraditional forms of art the weight of an entire institution could prove more consequential.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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