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
Thirty-two states refuse to recognize the Monopoly “Get Out of Jail Free” card, even for misdemeanors.
From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2021
We refuse to recognize the fact that we too must go until that is actually forced upon us by advancing years or by some incurable disease.
From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
