acknowledgment
Example Sentences
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“But unlike physical abuse and neglect, financial abuse is more likely to occur with the tacit acknowledgment and consent of the elder person and can be more difficult to detect and establish,” it adds.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
The memorial thereby manages to combine formality—in tribute to Hunt’s classicism—with serenity, in acknowledgment of its bucolic setting in an urban oasis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
A "grudging" acknowledgment that he had handled the UK's response to the Iran war well had been soured by the Lord Mandelson saga, they said.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
After being told that some of the judges were also privy councillors, he briefly removed his hat in acknowledgment.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
He asked for nothing else from her, only this acknowledgment of who he was, how his soul was shaped.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing acknowledgment
Lesson 1
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The Tale of Despereaux
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