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accept

[ak-sept, ik-] / ækˈsɛpt, ɪk- /






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Friday is the deadline for parents — many weighing public vs. private education — to accept or decline offers via the district’s enrollment lottery system for its vaunted magnet schools and other programs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But what they did not accept was a road where "bits are falling into the river".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"So it may yet accept a return to US security guarantees as their least bad option but that also depends on what's negotiated by all parties at the conclusion of this conflict."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Many of the companies either don’t embrace this view or don’t accept it which feeds into the buying vacuum,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“Wado,” you say as you accept, the golden bread warm in your palm.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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