as in renouncing
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
the witness tried to unsay the very testimony that he had given a few days earlier
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Corbett, of Palatine, announced his independent candidacy days after renouncing the current state of the Republican Party and dropping his consulting business work with GOP contenders.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026 -
The program calls for the recognition of Israel and renouncing armed struggle, effectively sidelining Hamas and other factions.—
SAM METZ,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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While conventional wisdom had long been that consumers should build up a certain level of savings — six months' worth of living expenses, for example — those who study the accounts now consider saving to be a dynamic process of paying in, withdrawing, and then replenishing.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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The military held a similar security strip from 1985 until 2000, before withdrawing after years of steady casualties, a toll that is accumulating once again.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a recall notice that the seat belts in certain Expedition and Lincoln vehicles may inadvertently lock, preventing the belt from retracting or extending.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The Salton Sea has been retracting as the climate has become hotter, leaving behind pesticides and fertilizers in toxic dust from the multibillion-dollar local agricultural industry that blow through our communities, contributing to the asthma crisis facing our children.—
Daniela Flores,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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University of California Health is denying reports that human bodies donated for research and education at UC San Diego in La Jolla were sold to the Navy and the Israel Defense Forces for military medical training.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2026
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And no one is denying the tensions between certain governments.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
19 June 2026
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This swift pivot to AI is ironic, given its significant energy and water consumption, directly contradicting climate goals.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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But his head coach, Mitch Johnson, had a contradicting statement about the situation.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Adding scientists to the corps in the late 1960s, and deliberately recruiting women and Black astronauts in the 1970s, were widely hailed as steps the agency was taking back then towards diversity.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
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Democrats can win again by taking back the middle.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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Council members narrowly passed the ordinance repealing the ban by a 7-5 vote, with some voting against the measure as a form of protest.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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And yet, Mamdani found time to talk about the Knicks’ playoff run, including repealing bedtime so children could watch the NBA Finals.—
David Ingber,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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“Unsaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsaying. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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