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accommodate

[uh-kom-uh-deyt] / əˈkɒm əˌdeɪt /




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The new headquarters will be more than 70,000 square feet larger than its current one and can accommodate 1,100 people.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The bridge over the Tumen river, which Russia said is designed to accommodate a projected growth in freight and passenger traffic, adds to the rail and air links between the neighbours.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

History accumulates faster than collective memory can accommodate it.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

An investigation says that the Los Angeles Clippers went to extreme lengths to accommodate him.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Vincent does want to rent the studio next door, which would be large enough to accommodate all of them—Vincent, Sien, her daughter, Maria, and the new baby.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

But the DSA’s big tent also accommodates dedicated Marxists and communists, including several of its 27-member National Political Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

A rules-based framework accommodates a productivity boom automatically.

From MarketWatch May 8, 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 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

The internet has long accommodated users who wanted to hide their real name behind a clever username or a throwaway account.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

In the years that followed, the American people abolished slavery, amended a constitution that had accommodated it, expanded civil and political rights that had long been denied to millions, and became a great multiethnic democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 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

According to sources who spoke to the BBC, their final destination is Heraklion, where they are expected to be temporarily accommodated before arrangements are made for their return to their home countries.

From BBC May 1, 2026

We demanded to be accommodated together, and were given all sorts of absurd explanations why this was impossible.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

James Madison’s notes seemed to confirm what Garrisonians believed: Whatever euphemisms the Constitution employed, some framers knew they were accommodating slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

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

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

These days, Harpers Ferry passes its time accommodating tourists and cleaning up after floods.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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