acknowledge
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The court should "acknowledge that ownership of a voice is a fundamental right", she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Everyone felt energized by that. We can’t change the past, but we need to acknowledge what happened in order not to repeat it in the future.”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
"We acknowledge that there are some challenges, potentially becoming a real problem, especially for women," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
DoorDash stated that the settlement was to acknowledge inadvertent errors and that the mistakes weren't intentional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
But now I can’t help but acknowledge that the Tap-Out is a tragedy, and the relief effort a travesty.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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The FSA acknowledges this, but believes having the option to make such decisions is important.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Though Farvardin is pleased with the recognition and that the outside world has caught up with his school’s focus on post-graduate success, he acknowledges that the rankings can be “fickle.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Balkey says she started seeing improvements in her symptoms within about two months, though acknowledges some of it is also attributable to the surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s as if the world tacitly acknowledges that getting this tale truly right is a futile pursuit.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
This, his journal acknowledges, turned out to be a "tremendous mistake. ... In extreme July temperatures becomes delirious."
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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But finally acknowledged that the injury could have affected his swing mechanics, while again emphasizing that he wouldn’t use that as an excuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
It’s almost that time to spend, Wasserman acknowledged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
China's leader Xi Jinping has acknowledged it too: he said the "principal contradiction" was "between the people's ever-growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The glitch, which Boeing BA 0.65%increase; up pointing triangle acknowledged, hasn’t been publicly disclosed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
These standards were not peculiar to any one system of law but were generally acknowledged throughout Europe.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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OpenAI disclosed over the weekend that its agents had also reached the websites of three US federal agencies, after acknowledging last week that they had tried to access an Australian government site.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Rob Pelinka, the president of basketball operations, starts the Thursday media session expressing gratitude to James while acknowledging excitement about the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Officials said the U.S. military has deployed weapons in space, acknowledging for the first time a closely held government secret.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said "no stone will be left unturned" to solve the killings, acknowledging "these incidents are causing fear and uncertainty in our communities, and especially among women".
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
After delivering a moving eulogy for Reverend Pinckney and acknowledging the deep tragedy of the moment, Barack surprised everyone by leading the congregation in a slow and soulful rendition of “Amazing Grace.”
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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