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    refused to

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    A1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Declined to accept or do something.
    They refused to let us in.

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    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • I've met dishwashers, painters, architects, glass installers, marble installers, drapery installers, like my dad was, who you refused to pay when they finished the work that you asked them to do.

      I've met dishwashers, painters, architects, glass installers, marble installers, drapery installers, like my dad was, who you refused to pay when they finished the work that you asked them to do.

    • and then refused to pay them.

      and then refused to pay them.

    B1

    Woman charged $7,000 for Subway sandwich

    02:08Woman charged $7,000 for Subway sandwich
    • The store manager refused to discuss it with her and her credit card company sent this letter, denying her claim.

      The store manager refused to discuss it with her and her credit card company sent this letter, denying her claim.

    • The store manager refused to discuss it with her,

      The store manager refused to discuss it with her,

    B1

    Rubiales quits: BBC News Review

    05:32Rubiales quits: BBC News Review
    • His actions caused anger and a debate about sexism, especially as he refused to leave his job, until now.

      His actions caused anger and a debate about sexism, especially as he refused to leave his job, until now.

    • especially as he refused to leave his job,

      especially as he refused to leave his job,

    B1

    Why Ireland split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland

    11:49Why Ireland split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland
    • With Henry VIII as the King of England, the Pope refused to allow him to annul his marriage

      With Henry VIII as the King of England, the Pope refused to allow him to annul his marriage

    • With Henry VIII as the King of England, the Pope refused to allow him to annul his marriage

      With Henry VIII as the King of England, the Pope refused to allow him to annul his marriage

    B1

    Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

    16:04Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
    • cells refused to die and keep multiplying while concealing themselves

      cells refused to die and keep multiplying while concealing themselves

    B1

    Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice

    11:54Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice
    • The colonial heads in Dutch Java refused to afford any more protections or resources.

      The colonial heads in Dutch Java refused to afford any more protections or resources.

    • The colonial heads in Dutch Java refused to afford any more protection or resources.

      The colonial heads in Dutch Java refused to afford any more protection or resources.

    B2

    Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan

    42:05Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan
    • AA refused to take money because our policy is we don't take money. So they didn't take

      AA refused to take money because our policy is we don't take money. So they didn't take

    A2

    Why the FBI and the CIA Keep Lying to Each Other

    05:55Why the FBI and the CIA Keep Lying to Each Other
    • The CIA refused to tell them anything, even when they explicitly asked for it.

      The CIA refused to tell them anything, even when they explicitly asked for it.

    B1

    Michelle Obama Oregon State Commencement Address

    22:23Michelle Obama Oregon State Commencement Address
    • Instead, they just dug deeper, and worked harder, and refused to give up on the success

      Instead, they just dug deeper, and worked harder, and refused to give up on the success

    A2

    I Tried Taichung's Most Popular Tourist Attractions

    11:13I Tried Taichung's Most Popular Tourist Attractions
    • But one man stood his ground and refused to sell.

      But one man stood his ground and refused to sell.

    • But one man stood his ground and refused to sell.

      But one man stood his ground and refused to sell.

    B1