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"has been refusing" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present. Example: My son has been refusing to eat his vegetables for weeks now.
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He has been refusing many such requests, he said.
Syria has been refusing to issue journalists' visas to most foreign reporters since the upheaval began.
For weeks he has been refusing to say publicly what he wanted to happen to Megrahi.
My neck has been refusing to turn properly for some time.
The Office of Management and Budget has been refusing to approve it.
He said: "For weeks [Brown] has been refusing to say publicly what he wanted to happen to Megrahi.
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Astonishingly, he has been refused a visa.
Epstein's money has been refused before.
The trust does not record whether help has been refused.
He said: "We are disappointed our petition for judicial review has been refused.
He has been refused bail and is expected to appear in court again in April.
More suggestions(22)
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has meant refusing
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