explicit denial
Frequency: 7.211.3 per million words
a clear and direct statement that something is not true
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Examples (10)
- The document contains an explicit denial that the company ever sold arms.
- The minister issued an explicit denial of any involvement in the scandal.
- Despite the evidence, he offered an explicit denial, claiming he was nowhere near the scene.
- The press conference was called to make an explicit denial of the rumors circulating online.
- The CEO will have to provide an explicit denial to calm the investors' fears.
- We are still waiting for an explicit denial from the celebrity's agent.
- By the time the news broke, the senator had already prepared his explicit denial.
- His lawyer advised him against making an explicit denial without reviewing all the facts first.
- What the public wanted was not a vague statement, but an explicit denial of all charges.
- An explicit denial is the only thing that will stop the media speculation at this point.