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acknowledge

[ak-nol-ij] / ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ /




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Speaking at the TUC congress later on Tuesday, Haigh is also expected to acknowledge the benefits, saying: "AI has enormous potential to transform our public services, make our businesses stronger and deliver new scientific breakthroughs."

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

If Mr. Talarico were honest, he’d acknowledge as much.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Resilience, perhaps, is not only the capacity to endure but also the willingness to acknowledge pain and give it language.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

“We do acknowledge that it’s a tragic event. We don’t fully go into it. Since we weren’t really taught about it, we don’t have a lot of context on it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

As the network pundits would later acknowledge, choosing Barack Obama to speak to an audience of millions had been a mighty gamble.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

And Meta acknowledges that there will be glitches: When users register for Muse, a warning pops up saying the agent “may make mistakes or take unexpected actions, so review its work.”

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

The WHO insists the campaign was a success but acknowledges "some target children were not reached by vaccination activities".

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Struyven acknowledges some of the more alarmist calls on oil are probably overstated.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Darius acknowledges this new boy with just a head nod.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Peacock acknowledged the sneaker brand’s apology, but added that “must come with accountability.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Buffett concluded his letter by saying it had been the "privilege of a lifetime" to serve as chairman, but acknowledged that in the end, "Father Time always wins".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Volvo also acknowledged that its electric-vehicle strategy in the U.S. was in need of revision, with plug-in hybrids now viewed as a “stepping stone.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

It was the first time a U.S. official has publicly acknowledged this fact.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Papa had left just before Purim, which was normally Mama’s favorite holiday, but she had barely acknowledged it that year.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

Curtis began her speech by first acknowledging the passing of Cheers co-creator James Burrows, who was also a good friend of Reiner's.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said that although their "backgrounds and perspectives differed, that never prevented me from acknowledging her significance and her role in our nation's public life".

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

While acknowledging that evaluations of a new AI model can take days to run, he says Astra’s “most AGI obvious feature” is the ability to combine computer control with its image- and video-generation ability.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

In resigning themselves to the role of chronicling ever-changing usage, they are acknowledging the wisdom of Thomas Carlyle’s famous reply to Margaret Fuller’s statement “I accept the universe”: “Gad! She’d better.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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