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acceptance

[ak-sep-tuhns, ik-] / ækˈsɛp təns, ɪk- /




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John hopes the film will bring better understanding and greater acceptance of Tourette's.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In his almost but not quite valedictory acceptance speech, the 80-year-old Lithgow acknowledged that this Tony win, his third, comes 53 years after his first — and feels every bit as satisfying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

He recounts how he used his Arsenal fandom to find acceptance at school, to escape from his parents’ divorce and to numb the pain of breakups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Sharaa has cultivated relations with Russia as well as the West since taking power, visiting Washington and Moscow last year as a part of a campaign to gain international acceptance for his government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

I place everything in a folder on my thumb drive with all my other application materials for early acceptance.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi




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