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acceptance

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




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Justin Helman didn’t get his dream acceptance from the University of Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Regulatory clarity from government involvement can establish durable rules, reduce tail risks, and broaden public acceptance of AI.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"Two Tony bookends with 53 years between them," Lithgow noted in his acceptance speech.

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

With this long-standing acceptance of Aristotle came a rejection of the infinite—and the void, for Aristotle’s denial of the infinite required a denial of the void, because the void implies the existence of the infinite.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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