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retraction

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as in recantation

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Recent Examples of retraction Other signs can include skin dimpling, nipple retraction or discharge. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 Additionally, the inadvertent retractor pretensioner deployment, in some cases, can also cause injury to the occupant due to rapid seatbelt retraction. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Winter 2026 matched the frigid relationship between Japan and China as there was a significant retraction in the series following Prime Minister Takaichi’s statement about Taiwan in November 2025. — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 This includes retraction crews following the route of the Environmental Services collection truck to ensure old bins are empty and ready for removal. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for retraction

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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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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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The denial was a hit to Wilber’s spirit, but Yadira tried to calm the restless teenager.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The birthright citizenship decision was decided on merits after full oral arguments, while the Carroll petition asks the court to reconsider its decision to not hear the case, known as a denial of certiorari.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of denial

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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
His is a playground repertoire, a rolling repudiation of the safe option.

— New York Times, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of repudiation

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Public Counsel attorney Mark Rosenbaum, who represented students in the earlier suit, sees a connection between federal pressure and UC’s reconsideration.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
In the order, which formally denied motions for reconsideration filed by both sides following an earlier decision, Moskowitz said the case screams for an out-of-court resolution.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

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