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- verb Present participle of
disavow .
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Examples
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I sure don't have any interest in "disavowing" it.
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I sure don't have any interest in "disavowing" it.
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There are some cases where I wish they had been more explicit in disavowing their view that certain arguments were correct, and to make it clear that they were talking not about their own views of these issues, but rather what was appropriate in a constitutional case with a rational basis standard – which is the one that now prevails in the federal courts, although I think it should be upgraded.
Frank slams Obama for 'big mistake' on Defense of Marriage Act (updated) 2009
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And while he continues to persevere in disavowing his marriage with Miss Evelyn, she shall never, at the expense of her mother's honour, receive a part of her right as the donation of his bounty.
Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World 1778
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The father was described as disavowing this explanation of the etiology of his daughter’s difficulties and endorsed a strictly medical explanation.
Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986
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He is taking his anger out on anybody who's weak because it reminds him of his own weaknesses that he's disavowing, which is the weakness of a little boy who needs their mommy.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The Harper government is now "disavowing" the document, whatever that means.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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The Harper government is now "disavowing" the document, whatever that means.
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The Mattachine Society adopted a resolution disavowing “any direct, aggressive action” in pursuit of its goals.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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I thank Ms. Weingarten for disavowing the secret plan and believe that her apology is more reflective of her track record as AFT President than was the substance of the secret plan
Ben Austin: Parent Empowerment and Randi Weingarten Ben Austin 2011
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