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protestations

noun

plural of protestation

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a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something the governor went on television to make a passionate protestation of his innocence in the bribery scandal

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Recent Examples of protestations The public is legally bound to pay that, despite Farage’s protestations that Reform would foot the bill. — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Despite Han Solo's protestations to the contrary, travelling faster than light on screen is usually just as straightforward as dusting crops. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Much of this is negotiating tactics, but despite the league's protestations, there's never been less need for a salary cap than there is today. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 Despite both Scott’s and Ortiz Jones’ protestations, West is still scheduled to perform in Tampa Bay on June 26 and 28, as well as in San Antonio on July 4. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2026 The protestations of neither his nurse, Stella (Thelma Ritter), or his girlfriend, Lisa (Grace Kelly) do any good. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026 Ron Roenicke replaced him — an arrangement that from the beginning, despite all parties’ protestations, seemed to smooth the way for Cora’s eventual return. — Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 The two then entered Mortensen's car, where Paul claims that Mortensen drove away from the home, despite her protestations. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026 Imran’s protestations were not enough, and he was voted off by his fellow contestants — all of whom proceeded to spell his name wrong on their chalkboards. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026

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Hamilton will take over in the middle of a busy summer disaster season that has already brought destructive wildfires and dangerous flooding and as FEMA manages more than 1,000 open disaster declarations.

— Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Between January 2017 and August 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed 109 eminent domain declarations in its quest to acquire land to construct border barriers, according to a 2020 GAO report.

— Connor Greene, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

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