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[ak-sept, ik-] / ækˈsɛpt, ɪk- /






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The insurgency was winning, and Mr. Bush needed to shift his strategy or accept defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The issue is that they accept the premise that AI is so necessary, so all-seeing and so inevitable that we’re using it even in situations where our knowledge and experience have always been sufficient.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

French officials previously said two men and two women drowned off the coast of northern France while trying to get into the boat, but British prosecutors now accept he was not responsible for those deaths.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But why accept all of the risk these stocks carry?

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

And I can only access my full power … if I accept my grief.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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