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retraction

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as in recantation

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Recent Examples of retraction The extraordinary retraction has once again thrust into the spotlight the city’s audit, which The Star revealed earlier this year after obtaining a copy of the review. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 The hex storage cube printed well, with the pre-tuned retraction settings working well on the myriad tiny interspaced holes. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026 The brother, Bobby Valli, has posted a retraction and apology. — Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Despite its retraction nearly three months later, Blanche indicated amid his Judiciary hearing last month that there may be avenues for the settlement to proceed in the future, such as advancing through Congress. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for retraction

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Sandusky will not be able to pursue federal relief based on the recantation because the petition was not exhausted in state court.

— Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
And Bishop’s formal recantation helped to fast-track the overturning of the convictions.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of recantation

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These two phases of work are joined by Serra’s implicit disavowal of abstraction as a form of imagemaking in favor of an object’s aggressive purchase on the real.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Some took that disavowal not as deference but jujitsu, or a form of political psy-ops directed at the governor’s longtime frenemy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of disavowal

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This renunciation has had little impact on their progeny, who already studied them for years and viewed their content as a portrait of a viable future.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
Then, over the following years, came sustainability and strict reuse and ascetic renunciation, and today, finally, its photo series and articles advocated for a mild, slightly quirky anticapitalist metaphysics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of renunciation

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The denial comes in a record-breaking year for severe weather in Illinois, which leads the nation with about 212 tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service so far this year, according to Pritzker’s office.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
The notice may identify whether the action is a suspension, revocation, denial, or disqualification; cite the statutory or administrative basis for the action; state its effective date; and provide any hearing or petition deadline.

— Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of denial

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In October 2025, South Korea’s Supreme Court finalized the divorce but sent the ruling on the division of property back to a lower court for reconsideration.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Unlike Cathy, whose childhood appears in flashback, Lee’s backstory comes out through the character’s explanation of his own memories and his present-day reconsideration of those earlier events.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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