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The paper has been retracted by the Lancet, 10 of its 12 authors have disavowed its findings, and Wakefield was stripped of his medical license in the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

Jewish pro-Palestine activists in particular have disavowed attempts to conflate their religion and identity with support for the state of Israel.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

Ms Schlossberg did not immediately respond to a request for comment about her relative, though many members of the Kennedy family have disavowed Mr Kennedy's actions and his campaign for president.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

Ruffin’s conviction is the latest of more than three dozen that Brooklyn prosecutors have disavowed after reinvestigations over the last decade.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Oh, no, these fine French gentlemen will disown the attack upon us, as they would have disavowed it, just the same, if we had been killed.

From The Hunters of the Hills by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)