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About 10 years ago, when he first wanted to go public with the truth, his mother disowned him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

In her memoir, Erivo writes at length about her estrangement from her father, who disowned her when she was 16 after an argument in a London train station.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025

But uncertainty surrounds the royal succession, with no public announcement of an heir to the current king -- among his seven children, four have been officially disowned.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

And the academics, in turn, disowned the state curriculum guide and created their own materials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

Nana’s own father, who was a lowly stone carver in the nearby village of Gul Daman, disowned her.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini