acknowledged

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The Lebanese army went to work clearing Hezbollah positions and weapons caches in the south in an effort the U.S. and even Israel acknowledged was having an effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In his almost but not quite valedictory acceptance speech, the 80-year-old Lithgow acknowledged that this Tony win, his third, comes 53 years after his first — and feels every bit as satisfying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The difference is that when Norris was struggling to feel the front of the McLaren, he acknowledged it pretty much straight away, and the team were open about what was going on.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

On the last earnings call, CEO Mick Beekhuizen acknowledged that the recovery in snacks was taking longer than expected.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

A Greek would certainly have acknowledged Stonehenge as architecture.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson