as in to deny
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Aljorna and Sosa-Celis denied assaulting the officer.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Decades later, Faraci cooperated with Modrowski’s lawyer during the post-conviction proceedings and submitted two affidavits in 2019 and 2011 denying Modrowski was involved, court records show.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Alberto Mendoza hasn’t begrudged the attention his brother has received this season.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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While closures are a reoccurring feature of life in Big Sur — routinely forcing begrudging drivers to detour inland on Highway 101 or even the 5 Freeway — this was the longest stretch of time in recent history that travel along Highway 1 had remained truncated in some way.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Ian Patton, a Long Beach resident, said most parts of the investigation into the 2015 explosion were withheld.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Clinton wanted to officially apologize for the Tuskegee Study, an infamous federal project that withheld medical treatment from Black men in Alabama with syphilis for 40 years beginning in 1932.—
Tamar Hallerman,
AJC.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The company expects to close a deal in the spring to sell 60% of its China business to Boyu Capital, while retaining a 40% stake.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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The next year, he was appointed sheriff, but lost an election in 2016 to retain the position.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Deprive (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprive%20%28of%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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