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He was born in Los Angeles to a white American mother and a Japanese father, the latter effectively disowning him while he was still in the womb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The families of both Abu Shabab and Al-Astal issued statements disowning them.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

Supporting her now does not require disowning a single position.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022

However, the charity insisted it was not "disowning Sir Winston" and said its former name was "confusing to people and did not explain what we do".

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2021

Owning, disowning, recanting, recharting a hateful course of events to make sense of her complicity.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver