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- verb Present participle of
deny .
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Examples
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Credible, though necessarily speculative analysis of why Alger Hiss persisted in denying his role as a Soviet spy and why so many leftists remain determined to believe him despite overwhelming proof of his guilt.
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Credible, though necessarily speculative analysis of why Alger Hiss persisted in denying his role as a Soviet spy and why so many leftists remain determined to believe him despite overwhelming proof of his guilt.
Hugo Bound 2009
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I wouldn't be interested in denying history or culture or race, but I want to move into a place where all that stuff can come along for the ride but the whole story doesn't get bogged down in race.
Robert Ayers: "Almost Political By Accident." A Conversation With Artist Kara Walker. Robert Ayers 2010
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Credible, though necessarily speculative analysis of why Alger Hiss persisted in denying his role as a Soviet spy and why so many leftists remain determined to believe him despite overwhelming proof of his guilt.
Immigration 2010
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To-day, far more voices are engaged in denying the yellow peril than in prophesying it.
The Yellow Peril 2010
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But she's not part of the old boys club, so NOW asks: Could sexism be at work in denying her this position?
HUFFPOST HILL - JULY 27TH, 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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I wouldn't be interested in denying history or culture or race, but I want to move into a place where all that stuff can come along for the ride but the whole story doesn't get bogged down in race.
Robert Ayers: "Almost Political By Accident." A Conversation With Artist Kara Walker. Robert Ayers 2010
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And I noticed Mike Pence, in denying the “Party of No” label, still refers to heathcare reform as “a government takeover of health care.”
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I wouldn't be interested in denying history or culture or race, but I want to move into a place where all that stuff can come along for the ride but the whole story doesn't get bogged down in race.
Robert Ayers: "Almost Political By Accident." A Conversation With Artist Kara Walker. Robert Ayers 2010
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Mike Pence sees no contradiction in denying to the less fortunate that which he himself enjoys as a congressional freeloader.
Think Progress » Fox ‘News’ cheerleads for Tea Party protesters. 2010
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