acceptance
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Sheen won an Emmy for Most Outstanding Personality and in his acceptance speech famously thanked his writers, “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The hard thing is having a level of acceptance for the moments and making sure that you are deciding the trade-offs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"When I got my acceptance letter, I was like, 'oh my gosh, is this actually happening?'"
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
"Future research should explore why salt substitute-use remains low by investigating potential barriers, such as taste acceptance, cost and limited awareness among both patients and clinicians," said Wei.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Just a random letter-sized envelope, the perfect size for a letter from the dean retracting my scholarship and reversing my acceptance.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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Vocabulary lists containing acceptance
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ance, -ence
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Althea Gibson Article and "Roberto Clemente’s Gifts from the Heart"
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"CLEP Principles of Management," Vocabulary from Chapter 3
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