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accommodate

[uh-kom-uh-deyt] / əˈkɒm əˌdeɪt /




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Across India's cities, those who cannot afford cars or motorcycles are left to risk their lives on roads that barely accommodate pedestrians.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

To accommodate his bat, the team is shuffling three of its infielders, allowing him to stay at second.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Three items may be plenty for tartines; a big, maximalist salad could happily accommodate eight or ten.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

When the heart must work harder because of exercise, heat, stress or another cause, stiffened blood vessels may be less able to accommodate the increased blood flow.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Then I turn around, face the door I just closed, pull down my pants, and fall on the toilet—I don’t sit; I fall like a carcass, feeling my butt accommodate the rim.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

She said the company makes it easy to modify reservations, and that it accommodates various luggage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Its legal framework already accommodates this approach by distinguishing between several types of property, including small homes, large apartment buildings, and commercial property.

From Barron's Apr. 17, 2026

“The bandwidth in our 2026 guidance accommodates potential outcomes of ongoing discussions around export controls,” Fouquet said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 15, 2026

“The Pitt” ably accommodates the couch-bound walking wounded.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2026

He calls her Laurette; he eats a roasted duck every day at 3 P.M.; his mind accommodates a seemingly inexhaustible catalog of Latin binomial names.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Iran responded by firing drones and ballistic missiles at Bahrain and Kuwait, which host U.S. bases and have accommodated the U.S. military throughout the war, according to a senior U.S. official.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

It added that it prioritises registrations for placements where children need to be accommodated urgently and it is "very concerned" about the profit motives of some providers.

From BBC May 20, 2026

They have accommodated me with a hotel, but I don’t have access to basic amenities like laundry or a kitchen, and it’s been a significant amount of time.

From MarketWatch May 5, 2026

“I had another destiny, but life accommodated itself to place me in this valuable situation.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

It was a scene that could easily have accommodated, in the distance at least, a medieval castle.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Muenster is less assertive but more accommodating: its mild butteriness stands beside the sauce without competing, and it softens agreeably in summer warmth without becoming stringy or oily.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

The calendar is also less accommodating than it was.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Scottish Ballet said it already faced a £200,000 bill for accommodating its 150 performers and crew and the levy put it under further strain.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

But these days, builders and renovators often choose taller, “comfort height” toilets, usually with good intentions, like accommodating the disabled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

But if an interstellar armada appears in our skies, I predict we will be very accommodating.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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