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

But plenty of Westerners still refuse to recognize that distinction, and company lawyers worried that Russia wouldn’t, either.

From The Verge • May 12, 2022

“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

We refuse to recognize the divine right of kings.

From Winning a Cause World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez