as in to resign
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DeJoy resigned in March after President Donald Trump took office again and voiced his consideration to privatize USPS, meaning that mail service would no longer be public but rather owned and run by private companies.—
Mackenzie Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025 -
The government’s refusal to disclose further information about the Epstein case has provoked an outcry from many of Trump’s supporters, with key right-wing figures like Megyn Kelly, Glenn Beck and Laura Loomer calling for Bondi to be fired or resign.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Verizon has petitioned the FCC to waive the unlocking rule.—
Steve Pociask,
Boston Herald,
12 July 2025
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Officials are waiving the parking fee for the first few weeks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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There are few templates for denying a nomination to a statewide incumbent in Connecticut, but Lamont is more familiar than most with what’s required: primarily, a compelling reason to reject someone.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
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The Enquirer was denied these records on the grounds that complaints of educator misconduct that have resulted in an investigation are not deemed public until the board has taken final action on the case.—
Annie Goldman,
The Enquirer,
10 July 2025
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Trump publicly disavowed Project 2025 ahead of the election and denied having any connection to it, despite it being created by many people who worked with him at the White House in his first term.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Jim Walden, an independent candidate for mayor, is committing to disavow any super PAC that may form to support his run for City Hall — a move that comes as Andrew Cuomo, the leading 2025 mayoral contender, has benefited heavily from PAC spending.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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Half Prospero, half Gomer Pyle, Wilson abjured his magic and spent much of the following two decades stumbling into mania, depression, and drug abuse, before eventually reemerging into public life and personal prosperity.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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And the academics, in turn, disowned the state curriculum guide and created their own materials.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Civil rights activists were assassinated, beaten, betrayed by friends, tortured in jail and disowned by their families.—
John Blake,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Who’s on Tennessee death row While the Department of Justice has renounced pentobarbital, Tennessee and about a dozen other states are pushing forward with the drug.—
Kelly Puente,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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On Wednesday, Lamont praised Mamdani while noting that Democrats have hardly renounced centrists.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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In the initial days after Israel launched its attack on Iran last Friday, the U.S. repeatedly disclaimed involvement.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
18 June 2025
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The same student, however, later disclaimed his statement, according to authorities.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Demit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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