refuse

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We refuse to believe this hypothesis.

But we refuse to talk about such things.

I refuse to choose one side or the other.

Please do not refuse this request, ladies and gentlemen.

It will not be us who refuse these new resources.

decline

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30873 Hence the worrying decline in meat consumption.

This is why people decline the office of mayor.

Such strategies would lead in the medium term to stagnation and decline.

The truth is, indeed, that we find ourselves in a time of democratic decline.

There are many reasons for the decline in the railways.

abstain

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I therefore prefer to abstain.

I therefore abstain on this resolution.

So we have chosen to abstain.

We have therefore decided to abstain.

Until that happens, my group will abstain.

knock back

turn down