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accommodate

[uh-kom-uh-deyt] / əˈkɒm əˌdeɪt /




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Increasingly, the debate is over whether to accommodate a parent’s preferences.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Russia noted the bridge is designed to accommodate expanded growth in freight with the capacity for up to 300 vehicles daily, which adds to the rail and air links already between the neighbours.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

History accumulates faster than collective memory can accommodate it.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

They were among more than 100 employees of Smosh Productions, which this spring moved into the 32,000-square-foot facility, from a much smaller location in the city, to accommodate their programming needs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

It was a box, no larger than my thumbnail, which grew or shrank to accommodate whatever it was called upon to hold.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

His map accommodates for the curvature of the Earth by making countries near the equator seem much smaller than they are, with countries nearer the poles appearing stretched.

From BBC Sep. 5, 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

Abu Dhabi’s tourism department also is funding construction of a Sphere there to echo the scale of the Las Vegas version, which accommodates as many as 20,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 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

The Fed accommodated the spending by keeping interest rates near zero and purchasing Treasurys.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

By December 2024, about 20,000 people were being accommodated by it.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

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

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

But it all changed when I graduated from sixth grade and enrolled in a junior high that accommodated several different elementary schools.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Things that are hearty and comforting, endlessly accommodating and somehow greater than the sum of their decidedly humble parts.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

The calendar is also less accommodating than it was.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

This place has an odd, accommodating kinship with these prehistoric monsters, a willingness to coexist rather than eliminate what would kill us.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

While Premier League-level grounds like Emirates Stadium and Everton's Goodison Park are well equipped, smaller venues are less accommodating.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Then more shame at seeing his father—with an accommodating “we all understand how it is” smile—buckle before the policemen.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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