as in to resign
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The head of the Social Security Administration resigns after a disagreement with DOGE wanting to access recipient information.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025 -
The deputies resigned after an extraordinary series of developments in Adams' federal criminal case.—
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hayes was invited to training camp to compete for a roster spot but was waived after the Nets’ preseason finale and has spent most of this season with G League affiliate Long Island.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Ball sued the White Sox, which disputed his allegations and stressed that Ball contractually waived claims in consideration for the termination provisions that called for a year of pay and benefits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Many criticized his decision as a capitulation to Donald Trump, though Bezos denied those claims.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Their findings paint a more complicated picture, one that her mother has denied.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The claim has been repeatedly debunked in scientific studies, but RFK Jr. refused to disavow it during his Senate confirmation hearings.—
Randi Richardson,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The controversial former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii angered some Republicans at her committee hearing by refusing to disavow her past support of Edward Snowden.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Both President Trump and Attorney General–designate Pam Bondi are positioned to stop the lawfare, but only if the Democrats abjure their politicization of criminal justice.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump issues foreign policy diktats by social media, abjuring international consultation and consensus, but the Biden administration itself announced export controls on technology to China without the agreement of U.S. partners.—
Richard Fontaine,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Jan. 2025
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Lady Jessica, Dune Lynch may have all but disowned Dune after battling with studio executives over the film’s final cut, but the sci-fi epic still serves as one of his most dazzling feats of costuming, thanks to the ingenious work of designer Bob Ringwood.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Why not simply disown them? Letting Canada annex these blue states would also simplify Trump’s war on undocumented immigrants, since many of them reside in these states.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2025
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The outlet said the Unwell Network has renounced all rights to Hot Mess so Earle can freely explore future opportunities.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Like his predecessors, Xi has refused to renounce the possible use of force to unify China and Taiwan.—
Sergey Radchenko,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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For example, a person may be named as the primary beneficiary of the trust and given the authority to disclaim on behalf of the entire trust, assets given to the trust.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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First, Defendant abandoned any privacy interest in his DNA by disclaiming knowledge or ownership of the sheath from which the DNA was extracted.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Demit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demit. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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