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
Your acceptance speech — and that run to the stage — has brought people so much joy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
He famously interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Awards, saying Beyoncé should have won the prize for best female artist.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 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
The quiet acceptance in your tone jolted me, and I wondered if my lie about Kutti not loving us enough to stay had hurt you worse than if I’d pretended he’d died.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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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