refuse to recognize
Example Sentences
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When workers give their boss signed union cards showing a majority of them want to form a union, refuse to recognize or bargain with the union.
From Slate • Oct. 2, 2023
We refuse to recognize it because it would require us to look in the mirror.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2022
Thirty-two states refuse to recognize the Monopoly “Get Out of Jail Free” card, even for misdemeanors.
From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2021
But many child welfare agencies don’t know that— or refuse to recognize the data.
From The Verge • Mar. 25, 2016
That railroads often refuse to recognize or to be responsible for the acts of dishonest agents acting under their authority.
From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by Larrabee, William
