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  • "I disavow everything in that putrid novel," Van Houten said, cutting me off.†  (source)
  • Now that they were shaheed, packing up and running was an even worse affront, a betrayal, a disavowal of the sacrifice her sons had made.†  (source)
  • The chief expected us to disavow any such absurdities before he could endorse our church.†  (source)
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  • All the architects, including Sullivan, seemed to have been captured by the same spell, although Sullivan later would disavow the moment.†  (source)
  • The actions themselves were disavowed, buried to be more accurate.†  (source)
  • He proved good as his word when a rawboned major from Minnesota curled his lip in rebellious disavowal and demanded his share of the syndicate Milo kept saying everybody owned.†  (source)
  • "If you insist on disavowing that which is ugly about what you do," said Magnus, still looking at Alec, "you will never learn from your mistakes."†  (source)
  • Ambitious Turnus in the press appears, And, aggravating crimes, augments their fears; Proclaims his private injuries aloud, A solemn promise made, and disavow'd; A foreign son is sought, and a mix'd mungril brood.†  (source)
  • There were numerous lottery booths with white wheels—Dick was startled when he inquired at the first and encountered blank disavowals.†  (source)
  • Both the Director and Rowan's executive council disavow all knowledge of his plans or actions.†  (source)
  • At first, the company disavowed responsibility for these plants, which it claimed were owned by independent suppliers.†  (source)
  • A disavowal of Hobart's policies combined with an expression of regret over the rape and the killings with handsome cash settlements to the victims' survivors.†  (source)
  • The general, putting his hand on his sword, exclaimed,—"If you talk of honor, do not begin by disavowing its laws, and impose nothing by violence."†  (source)
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