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Discover Ludwig"I have refused" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is the present perfect tense of the verb "refuse." You can use this phrase when talking about a situation in the past that is still relevant in the present, or when talking about a repeated or ongoing action in the past. For example: - I have refused to participate in their unethical business practices. - He has refused to apologize for his rude behavior. - She has refused to eat meat for the past ten years. - They have refused our requests for a meeting.
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Could I have refused?
I have refused three times.
I have refused to move.
I have refused to let Life photograph me.
"I have refused," Interfax, a Russian news agency, quoted him as saying.
And that is why I have refused to issue a fact sheet.
Yes, there is something unnatural, which I have refused to accept.
For the last 20 years I have refused to put hands in my portraits.
"That is a proposal I have refused on a number of occasions.
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I've refused to go to horror movies ever since.
He has, but I've refused him each time.
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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
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com