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accepting

[ak-sep-ting] / ækˈsɛp tɪŋ /




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"I don't think we should be accepting less just because of the community you work in," she says.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Walmart executives are prohibited from offering or accepting even a free cup of coffee when doing business deals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The agency is accepting responses until 3 p.m.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Westchester County Board of Elections said it was aware of an issue involving paper ballots that is preventing voting machines from accepting ballots at polling locations throughout the county.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

In other words, accepting the offer of a job meant working for free, but it also meant the chance of protection for himself and his family.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson


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