accepted
Example Sentences
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Lane accepted the payment shortly after private-equity firm PPC Enterprises acquired a majority stake in Shook Research last summer, but he didn’t disclose it to Forbes, according to the publication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
I knew that to celebrate, we couldn’t do it anywhere other than the city that had made us, accepted us and helped us accept each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
This was not accepted by the prosecution, and he will stand trial on 1 February 2027.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"I'm accepting my responsibility in that I shouldn't have accepted that collaboration," Polanski said, but refused to apologise.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
All the colleges I applied to accepted me, but none offered me a scholarship or any other financial aid.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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