Example Sentences
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The 14th Amendment repudiated that old constitutional order once and for all, and now, as interpreted, declared that belonging would no longer depend on blood, lineage, or inherited status.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Similarly, the price of Russian bonds went up, not down, for months after the new Communist government repudiated Russia’s debt in 1918, virtually wiping it out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
His approach to international relations also contrasts starkly with neighbouring regimes, who have cultivated close security ties with Russia and repudiated their previous close partnerships with France.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
Some of those decisions aligned with some unitary executive claims, but others directly repudiated them.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
Winnie had been invited to open the annual conference of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress, and at my instigation she repudiated these rumors in no uncertain terms.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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