accepting
Example Sentences
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Rather than accepting unrestricted freedom of navigation, it has repeatedly signalled that shipping should operate under rules agreed with or administered by Iran.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
One provision would’ve required private schools accepting public money to give a common standardized test and report results to the county superintendent, allowing more insight into the schools’ educational quality.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
They’re accepting not only Beijing snooping and cyber-sabotage risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It’s a play on the word emolument, a gift from a foreign leader or domestic government that a president is prohibited under the Constitution from accepting.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
I tried to call her and got a message that her phone was “not accepting calls.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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