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- noun A (possibly
evasive )statement that is not adenial .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the Nixon days, this was called a nondenial denial.
J. Edgar Moyers 2009
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They -- there is this kind of -- and I guess it has to be called a nondenial denial.
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They -- there is this kind of -- and I guess it has to be called a nondenial denial.
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(That kind of nondenial, however, depends on what the meaning of the word \ "is\" is.)
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(That kind of nondenial, however, depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.)
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(That kind of nondenial, however, depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.)
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Ari Melber, Huffington Post 2009
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Beneath this bland nondenial, in the submarine-depth subtext, was the assumption that the letters are instruments of deterrence invariably ordering retaliation.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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Although the SNB declined to comment on the move Tuesday, traders interpreted their nondenial as a green light to sell the franc.
Swiss Franc Falls as Market Ponders SNB's Next Move Javier E. David 2011
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Beneath this bland nondenial, in the submarine-depth subtext, was the assumption that the letters are instruments of deterrence invariably ordering retaliation.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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We wouldn't have been able to read Rimes's nondenial on her blog: "This is a difficult time … not everything in our lives is black and white."
Rimes Has No Reason 2009
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