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non-denial denial

noun

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  1. A statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined…

    A statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial.

    • In a classic non-denial denial, Microsoft said that such a takeover might endanger its $200 million MSNBC network partnership.
    • "If you print that, I'll sue you." A non-denial denial if ever there was one.
    • In Washington, there is no higher art form than the non-denial denial, in which politicians try to rebut a storyline without quite denying the specifics.

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No curated loop yet for non-denial denial. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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