refuse to acknowledge
Frequency: 8.215.0 per million words
to intentionally not acknowledge something
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- For decades, the government refused to acknowledge the atrocities committed during the war.
- He stubbornly refuses to acknowledge that he was wrong, even with all the evidence.
- The CEO continues to refuse to acknowledge the serious flaws in their flagship product.
- She might seem happy, but she's just refusing to acknowledge her own sadness.
- He walked right past me and refused to acknowledge my presence.
- If they spread lies about me, I will simply refuse to acknowledge their existence.
- Despite the mounting evidence, the scientist refused to acknowledge the validity of the new theory.
- The company's lawyers advised them to refuse to acknowledge any responsibility for the accident.
- Some people refuse to acknowledge the truth because it is too painful to accept.
- Why do you refuse to acknowledge the progress we have made on this project?