retractions

noun

plural of retraction
as in recantations

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  1. disavowals
  2. renunciations
  3. denials
Noun
  • The post marks a significant shift from the President’s past disavowals of the unpopular right-wing policy blueprint, which was created by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation ahead of the 2024 election.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But the new wave of disavowals represents the latest sign that the conflict, which has killed thousands of Palestinians, has become polarizing within the mainstream of the party.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Definition of disavowals
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  • Annual renunciations surged to a record high of 6,705 in 2020, with numbers remaining elevated ever since, according to immigration services company Boundless.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of renunciations
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  • The instinct in every one of these cases is to freak out, to fire off denials and go quiet, and that instinct is almost always the wrong one, since silence reads as guilt and panic reads as relevance.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Between 2016 and 2023, claim denials increased from 9% to 12%.
    — Miranda Yaver, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of denials
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