acknowledge
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What 250 years means: I think we have a long storied and troubled history that we should acknowledge, and I hope that this is one more episode of trouble in something that we move beyond.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
“Too often, the U.S. strays from long-term economic priorities, while China can go too far and fail to acknowledge its mistakes until it is too late. There is a happy median in there somewhere.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
"I thought that Wimbledon made a big step in the right direction, and something that should be noted. So this is for me to acknowledge their big step."
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
As to those analogues: Jackson ridiculed Alito’s refusal to acknowledge that they show how “states routinely required affirmative consent for armed carry onto private property” at the founding.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
I wondered if I should ask about the potato, or if I should wait for him to bring it up, or if maybe we shouldn’t acknowledge it at all.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Vocabulary lists containing acknowledge
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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Nothing But the Truth
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