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
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
“There are still so many countries that refuse to recognize our existence. Every achievement like this boosts our morale.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2018
In 1912 the Solemn Covenanters pledged themselves “to refuse to recognize its authority.”
From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis
