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He has disowned his previous Merkelism; as prime minister, he now champions Canada’s emergence as an “energy superpower” helping to restabilize the world and, not incidentally, Canada’s internal politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Boeing has disowned the language in the communications and offered an abject public apology.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2020

Since the scandal broke, Ms. Park has disowned Ms. Choi, insisting that she was not aware of Ms. Choi’s alleged influence-peddling.

From New York Times • May 23, 2017

Lewis has disowned the film, in which he plays a German clown named Helmut Doork, who is imprisoned in a concentration camp for making fun of Adolf Hitler.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2015

I sometimes think Mother Nature herself has disowned me; when I try to get near her she draws away—I fancy with a shudder.

From Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman by Lillibridge, Will