Sentence examples for dispel speculation from inspiring English sources

Those assurances, however, did not dispel speculation that the Irish bank was a potential takeover target.

He also asked for vote of confidence, to dispel speculation about the longevity of his coalition government.

Both men recently appeared in a joint video to dispel speculation about a possible split in the group.

In his CCTV interview, Liu sought to dispel speculation that he was out of shape after his layoff from competition.

The president sought to dispel speculation that the attack was meant to distract the nation from her political troubles.

Mr. Assad thanked military officers and conscripts in the speech and vowed to stay by their side, seeking to dispel speculation that he would flee the country.

Yehia dispelled speculation that Abbas was fighting alongside a rebel faction battling the Syrian government.

Cannes director Thierry Fremaux has denied that a high heel policy is in place at the festival, dispelling speculation on Twitter.

The network has announced that it renewed this animated comedy for a 26th season, keeping new episodes on television through 2015 and dispelling speculation that the show might make its 25th season, the one that started last month, its last.

On Wednesday, Facebook dispelled speculation that the outage was caused by a denial-of-service attack (DDoS), a type of cyberattack that disrupts an online service by flooding it with requests.

The I.M.F.'s chief, Horst Kohler, emerged from a breakfast meeting with President Abdurrahman Wahid and briskly dispelled speculation that the I.M.F. would agree to an Indonesian effort to defend its faltering currency, the rupiah, by placing controls on the currency.