[Ads-l] to "question"

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Looks like a blend: "The government does not question the accuracy of the information" + "The government does not deny that the information is accurate."

Gerald Cohen 
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Jonathan Lighter wrote, Monday, March 30, 2015 6:29 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: to "question"

'To attempt to deny (that)' :

CNN reports that the French government has criticized the release of
cockpit recordings from the Germanwings flight, "but does not question that
the information is accurate."

Some OED defs. come close, but definitely no cigar.

JL


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