1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
while he was publicly refuting rumors of a merger, behind the scenes the CEO was working to effect that very outcome
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as in to discredit
to prove to be false
the victories of African-American athlete Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics effectively refuted the racial views of the Nazis
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Topline Former President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Philadelphia is experiencing voter fraud, though the Republican presidential candidate did not provide evidence for his claim, which has been refuted by Philadelphia officials who accused him of spreading disinformation.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
There has been no evidence to back his claims, which have been refuted by several courts, election offices, audits and other security checks in several elections.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Everyone obviously knowing who this person is, the defense have accused the feds of concealing evidence that would refute the obstruction claims.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Often challengers level a different allegation, one that is easy to make and can take much longer to refute: that a signature on the petition isn’t genuine.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
There has been no evidence to back his claims, which have been refuted by several courts, election offices, audits and other security checks in several elections.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Everyone obviously knowing who this person is, the defense have accused the feds of concealing evidence that would refute the obstruction claims.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Often challengers level a different allegation, one that is easy to make and can take much longer to refute: that a signature on the petition isn’t genuine.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
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Israel has denied the claims, saying Hamas continues to employ weapons and sensitive equipment in civilian areas and underneath hospitals and schools.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement North Korea and Russia haven’t formally confirmed the North Korean troops’ movements, and have denied reports of weapons shipments.Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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This is just dredging up something, try to smear and discredit a candidate.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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But Kennedy has cast doubt on those findings, claiming without evidence that the drugs were discredited because various groups stood to make money off Covid vaccines.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Israel, like the United States, is not a member of the ICC and has challenged the court’s jurisdiction over its actions in the conflict – a challenge the court rejected on Thursday.Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, the judge rejected James’ claim in the lawsuit that alleged SiriusXM had engaged in fraud and deception by misleading subscribers seeking to cancel their accounts.Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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In June, Lawrence Hollom of the University of Cambridge disproved a version of the bunkbed problem in a different context.Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kennedy has long claimed that childhood vaccines contribute to autism, despite numerous studies disproving that notion.ByJocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
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But without the context of how these perspectives contradict or diverge from each other, the characters’ conflicts feel weightless, and dialogue that directs them to state their objectives comes off empty.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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However, charging documents revealed this account was contradicted by witness statements and text messages exchanged between Mullooly and Higgins from the previous day, which showed Kelly before the incident.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
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Separately, Trump was indicted in state court in Georgia with a number of his allies related to efforts to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 election in the state.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Three years later, overturning the ban against college athletes making money from their name, image and likeness (also known as NIL) is having major payoffs.Tanya Chen, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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After Hovde mentioned Milwaukee’s 4 a.m. election results, city election officials rebutted his claims in a Nov. 11 Instagram post.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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The report comes out on the heels of a report from the European Central Bank (ECB) in which the institution, which has claimed that bitcoin has no fair or intrinsic value, argued that Bitcoin’s price appreciation was fueling division in society, a claim that was later rebutted by experts.Frank Corva, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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In discussing future planning, Zhang Shenyu mentioned that Bailian has been focused on the development of Shanghai as an international consumption hub and the revitalization of urban commercial spaces.WWD, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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Trump has discussed raising tariffs across the board by 10% to 20%, so the 20% figure Harris cited is on the upper end of what Trump has said.Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Refute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refute. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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