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- verb Present participle of
repudiate .
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Examples
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The policewoman showed a lot of moral courage in repudiating a President that 95% of her race voted for (including her) in support of the white cop not to mention calling out the Governor, who I believe would be in her chain of command.
Yet *more* on the Crowley/Gates thing. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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We were simply amazed by how far Obama went in repudiating the Bush era — the CIA secret prisons: closed; extraordinary rendition: ended; Geneva Common Article 3: the "minimum baseline" for detainee treatment; Guantanamo: to be closed.
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What is most striking to me is that the people who really have an interest in repudiating the debt are too young to vote or not even born.
Government vs. Private Debt, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Jack Schmitt was absolutely correct in repudiating this Roadmap.
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As a result of Dmytryk's conversations with the FBI and his evident sincerity in repudiating Communism, the FBI cancelled his Security Index Card: "It does not appear that he is currently in sympathy with the Communist Party or would be dangerous to the internal security of this country."
Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007
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In his published writings throughout his career Orwell was quite consistent in repudiating the biological determinism of racism. 24 Indeed, as the war progressed he returns frequently to this theme, under the pressure of events ranging from the news of Nazi genocide to the presence of black American servicemen in London.
Orwells BBC Broadcasts: Colonial Discourse and the Rhetoric of Propaganda 2002
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After the Treaty was concluded, under his inspiration two of the negotiators joined with him in repudiating the treaty, and they started the movement which resulted in the Civil War following the period, with Mulaney and Griffith, Cosgrave and Mulcahay, leading the government party and De Valera being the moving spirit in the rebel party.
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52It is not at all clear, however, that Adrian Scott joined Dmytryk in repudiating the Communist Party at this point.
Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007
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Also interesting is the party leadership’s lack of interest in repudiating the anti-Jewish ravings of Jimmy Carter and Wesley Clark.
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Also interesting is the party leadership’s lack of interest in repudiating the anti-Jewish ravings of Jimmy Carter and Wesley Clark.
Stromata Blog: 2007
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