refuse to recognize
Example Sentences
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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
It will only get worse as long as judges and antitrust regulators refuse to recognize that it is no longer sufficient to look at existing competition in reviewing a merger or joint venture.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2018
The warring kingdoms of Westeros refuse to recognize the threat of the White Walkers.
From Slate • Jul. 26, 2017
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
