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    Summary

    He knew the symptoms.

    He knew he couldn’t outrun it.

    He knew the progression if he tried.

     

    What It Means
    To gainsay something is to deny or disagree with it, or to show or say that it is not true. Gainsay is a formal word usually used in negative statements.
    // Although the defendant initially denied involvement in the incident, there was no gainsaying the evidence that the prosecutor presented at the trial.
    Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, June 28, 2026.

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