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- noun Plural form of
demurral .
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Examples
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There are smart people in Indiana who think he won’t run — that his demurrals are a ploy to better position himself as governor.
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It would be easier to accept Dre's endless demurrals if he actually showed some inclination to knuckle down in the studio and get the thing finished, but hip-hop's premier physician currently appears to be more concerned with promoting his range of eye-wateringly expensive headphones – Beats By Dr Dre – a project that screams "displacement activity".
Don't Give Up, Dr Dre's new material will be arriving soon! 2011
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In one of these demurrals, she pulled my father up short in surprisingly straightforward terms.
imperfect endings Zoe FitzGerald Carter 2010
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In one of these demurrals, she pulled my father up short in surprisingly straightforward terms.
imperfect endings Zoe FitzGerald Carter 2010
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Despite his subsequent demurrals about the German offensive, Franz Halder, the nominal chief of army staff, felt the same way.7
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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Instead of resorting to the usual demurrals, he has openly expressed his willingness to run.
Obama-Bayh Event Sparks More Buzz - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Despite his subsequent demurrals about the German offensive, Franz Halder, the nominal chief of army staff, felt the same way.7
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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Instead of resorting to the usual demurrals, he has openly expressed his willingness to run.
Obama-Bayh Event Sparks More Buzz - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Besides, despite all his demurrals, if Biden is not Obama's VP pick, he'll more than likely get his wish and head State.
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I have some sharp disagreements with some choices and some demurrals with others--but I see there is much that I must read--or at least try again for the eighth or ninth time in some cases.
The decade in review 2009
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