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The phrase 'declined his request' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone denied a request to someone else. For example, "The CEO declined his request to take the day off."
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The Met declined his request.
(She declined his request).
The committee declined his request.
But because Mr Hickey was retiring, and not his dog, officials declined his request.
The Home Office declined his request, and two approaches from his solicitors.
Foster's take on Armstrong, who declined his request for a meeting, is complicated.
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(Unsurprisingly the Vatican and the American church declined his requests for interviews).
Mr. Prohaska said few people declined his requests to speak to them, although one man asked that parts of his testimony not be published until his death, fearing the frowns of his neighbors.
Mr. Kerkorian, who built his fortune largely on airlines and casinos, was a quiet investor in Chrysler in the 1990s until the automaker's management declined his requests that it increase its dividend and buy back shares.
According to Oppenheimer, Wintour not only declined his requests for an interview but discouraged others from talking to him.
When she declines his request for her legal services, he says, "You owe me".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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