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acknowledge

[ak-nol-ij] / ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ /




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He was also struck that the agreement made no demands that Jimenez acknowledge any guilt, fault or wrongdoing, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Officials acknowledge that the countries' commitment and contributions will depend on the circumstances of a cessation of hostilities and individual nations' political decisions.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The series, by contrast, invites us to feel empathy toward her, or at least acknowledge the suffering she endured in her life even before losing her son.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Nearly 200 nations were due to agree how these landmark findings should guide efforts to protect nature but some countries "did not want to acknowledge them", the French delegate added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Very strange hearing him acknowledge it, and it’s a bit of a morale boost to see he still cares.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

In his trading note dispatched to clients Wednesday, Privorotsky acknowledges that the delay or abandonment of some data centers could slow down what is labelled by investors the picks-and-shovels trade.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Hinojosa rarely acknowledges the history-making potential of her campaign as a Latina in a state that has never elected a Latino to the governor’s mansion.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Vučiċ denies that he spoke to Orbán before he made his announcement, but acknowledges the later conversation.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Harbath doesn’t think the timing of the change was down to the bad publicity created by Haugen, although she acknowledges it could have looked that way.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

"We did not see a lot of future Broadway stars," he acknowledges.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

Blackstone acknowledged this uneven performance in a February filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Chip giant Nvidia's board announced Sunday it opened a probe into Chief Executive and co-founder Jensen Huang after he acknowledged an affair with a woman US officials say was working for Chinese intelligence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

“That 25% is kind of random,” he acknowledged.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

However, officials acknowledged that some components might have survived the intense heat of re-entry.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Even anti-suffragists acknowledged that they respected the women's devotion to their cause.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

"This could spiral out of control," he added, although acknowledging that Trump's other options "aren't terribly good either."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Macklem said there “could be a need to raise” rates further, while acknowledging that heightened levels of uncertainty continue to hover over the Canadian economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Blunt says finally acknowledging them was a relief, after years of "trying to write happy upbeat radio singles".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

“In all the silence that I’ve been giving, I’ve been living a lot of life, and I’ve been enjoying it for myself,” she said, acknowledging there is a “huge” age gap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Stick did look exhausted, but I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of acknowledging it.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon


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