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The phrase "refusing to respond" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe that a person is declining to reply or offer an answer to something. For example, "When asked about his decision, the senator remained silent, refusing to respond."
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Missing cases (non-response) varies from 13%to20%.1010 The non-response could be due to respondents not having enough information to respond to the statements, refusing to respond to specific statements, or simply deciding not to respond to the statements; it may also be due to the sensitive nature of the statement.
Houthi leaders were refusing to respond to the latest developments.
Moreover, Americans are increasingly refusing to respond to government surveys.
They went on strike, refusing to respond to all nonemergency calls.
These three decades of refusing to respond have wasted crucial time.
For decades she went silent, refusing to respond to any interest in her work.
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They refused to respond to my questions.
He refused to respond to questions.
Twenty-six organizations, or 4.6percentt, refused to respond.
Tells how she refused to respond to questions.
The university has refused to respond to students' concerns.
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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.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com