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- noun Plural form of
disavowal .
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Examples
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Where the disavowals are arguably suspect, as where there is evidence suggesting implausibility, collusion or implied permission, the issue of consent should go to a jury ...
Insurance Defense 2007
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He continued, recounting his previous disavowals of interest in a 2012 presidential run: Listen, I threatened to commit suicide.
Chris Christie takes D.C. by storm (Part 1) Jennifer Rubin 2011
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But even before his more recent actions, his disavowals of the assurances given in writing by George Bush, his actions toward the democratic and constitutional government of Honduras, his kid glove treatment of the anti-semite Chavez and his abandonement of the Iranian dissidents gave the Israelis a pretty good idea of what his word is worth.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Correction on Israeli Visa Policy 2010
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There is an element of protesting too much about Bathurst's disavowals: she is enough of a geek to have made her own bicycle frame.
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These disavowals sound as unconvincing as his earlier, risible denials that he ever had anything to do with plots to topple Tony Blair.
Labour must learn from their history or be doomed to repeat it | Andrew Rawnsley 2011
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The manual disavows violence as an interrogation technique, but these disavowals appear in what are clearly later additions, and they are so frequent, and vigorous, that they too become unintentionally self-incriminating.
Poet's Choice: "Will There Be More Than One 'Questioner'?" by Nick Lantz 2010
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But, at the end of the day, we cannot allow gross misrepresentations and disavowals of scientific data to rule the day.
Heather Taylor-Miesle: There Has Never Been a More Important Election to Get Active 2010
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But, at the end of the day, we cannot allow gross misrepresentations and disavowals of scientific data to rule the day.
Heather Taylor-Miesle: There Has Never Been a More Important Election to Get Active 2010
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How else to explain the Governor's repeated disavowals of racism coupled with cracks like "they're mostly drug mules anyway," or the "this is not about race or ethnicity" mantra recited even as Ethnic Studies programs were being banned?
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How else to explain the Governor's repeated disavowals of racism coupled with cracks like "they're mostly drug mules anyway," or the "this is not about race or ethnicity" mantra recited even as Ethnic Studies programs were being banned?
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