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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
disown .
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Examples
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In a letter to Murray, March 6, 1816, he says that he "disowns"'The Curse, etc.',
Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Although Brendel generally does not look kindly upon his distant discographical past (he apparently "disowns" his world-premiere Prokofiev Fifth Concerto that closes disc 35), he certainly has little for which to apologize here, musically and pianistically speaking.
AvaxHome RSS: sankarihauta 2010
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Although Brendel generally does not look kindly upon his distant discographical past (he apparently "disowns" his world-premiere Prokofiev Fifth Concerto that closes disc 35), he certainly has little for which to apologize here, musically and pianistically speaking.
AvaxHome RSS: sankarihauta 2010
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Although Brendel generally does not look kindly upon his distant discographical past (he apparently "disowns" his world-premiere Prokofiev Fifth Concerto that closes disc 35), he certainly has little for which to apologize here, musically and pianistically speaking.
AvaxHome RSS: sankarihauta 2010
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11: 02 AM ET -- State media: Mousavi 'disowns' Wednesday protest.
Iran Uprising Live-Blogging (Wednesday June 24) The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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11:02 AM ET -- State media: Mousavi 'disowns' Wednesday protest.
Iran Uprising Live-Blogging (Wednesday June 24) The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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"Society disowns the suffering war creates for soldiers, and the abandonment of them is as much a cause of PTSD as is the war itself," writes Tick in his 2005 groundbreaking book, "War and the Soul."
Leila Levinson: It Is Possible For A Veteran To Heal From War's Invisible Wounds? Leila Levinson 2011
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"Society disowns the suffering war creates for soldiers, and the abandonment of them is as much a cause of PTSD as is the war itself," writes Tick in his 2005 groundbreaking book, "War and the Soul."
Leila Levinson: It Is Possible For A Veteran To Heal From War's Invisible Wounds? Leila Levinson 2011
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"Society disowns the suffering war creates for soldiers, and the abandonment of them is as much a cause of PTSD as is the war itself," writes Tick in his 2005 groundbreaking book, "War and the Soul."
Leila Levinson: It Is Possible For A Veteran To Heal From War's Invisible Wounds? Leila Levinson 2011
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"Society disowns the suffering war creates for soldiers, and the abandonment of them is as much a cause of PTSD as is the war itself," writes Tick in his 2005 groundbreaking book, "War and the Soul."
Leila Levinson: It Is Possible For A Veteran To Heal From War's Invisible Wounds? Leila Levinson 2011
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