accepted
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That trees relate to one another is an idea once thought outlandish but now widely accepted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
She accepted out of curiosity and was seated next to him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit group that oversees the webcam trained on the couple’s nest, announced Wednesday that name submissions are being accepted through April 26 on the group’s website.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
But it is far from accepted scientific fact.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
On June 16, 1775, he accepted the job.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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