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refusal to obey



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We’ve discovered that MBS saw himself as an outsider from the very beginning - a young man with much to prove and a refusal to obey anybody’s rules other than his own.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2024

“Faced with Marko Rupnik’s repeated refusal to obey this mandate, we were unfortunately left with only one solution: resignation from the Society of Jesus.”

From Washington Times Jun. 15, 2023

Outright refusal to obey the law is a non-starter; it could provoke several resignations including those of Geoffrey Cox, the attorney general, and Robert Buckland, the justice secretary.

From The Guardian Oct. 7, 2019

In fact, the film’s refusal to obey genre rules can be as disorienting as it is refreshing.

From Washington Post May 16, 2018

The two turned their backs to him to indicate their refusal to obey.

From The Red Hell of Jupiter by Paul Ernst




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