Example Sentences
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A vlogger named Jake Rosmarin who is on the MV Hondius has refuted claims that the ship is dirty, saying on social media it’s “simply not true.”
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Then the team assessed how strongly the evidence supported or refuted each assumption.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
Brondby's communications director Soren Hanghoj refuted Barbarez's claim and said the player's omission was a "club decision".
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Bitadze, who is Georgian and played several professional seasons in Serbia, refuted Doncic’s account of the interaction, saying he first heard inappropriate comments from Doncic and only repeated what he heard Doncic say first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
The idea of evolution, or transmutation, as it was then called, had been debated and refuted for years.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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