refuse to recognize

Example Sentences

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Some of those laws also refuse to recognize out-of-state subpoenas or to cooperate with out-of-state investigations.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

We refuse to recognize it because it would require us to look in the mirror.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2022

If leaders refuse to recognize that public opinion has changed, the party is unlikely to win in the next election.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

But many child welfare agencies don’t know that— or refuse to recognize the data.

From The Verge • Mar. 25, 2016

My dear Lance, you must do as you will; I refuse to recognize this lady in any way.

From A Mad Love by Brame, Charlotte M.