admit
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Although he has consistently denied the charges, he did admit in an interview with Air Mail in 2023 to having “used people.”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
It was unclear whether the refusal to admit some reporters on Thursday morning was because of an administrative lag as the White House potentially worked to comply with the judge's order.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
When Sheen did encounter diverging opinions, his profound humility and willingness to admit mistakes only increased the respect his contemporaries had for him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The system’s long-running ambition to admit students of all backgrounds has had, to say the least, an imperfect success rate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
I should just tell him no and move on, but it feels so pathetic to admit.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli admits to feeling a "positive nervousness" before his first game in charge of the country, a Nations League tie against Slovenia in Ljubljana on Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Perea freely admits he’s an odd fit for the job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
"Sometimes you just don't have the energy," he admits.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Her first night in town was "a little slow," she admits - and Timby was tired and jet-lagged.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He admits that if Kee hadn’t refused him, he wouldn’t be with Sien.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Khadikhel and Miakhel also admitted to conspiracy to remove stolen goods.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Then, breaking the tension with his trademark belly laugh, he admitted his problem was attachment to Buddhism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
In a note published Friday, they admitted their rationale for forecasting a weaker dollar has come unstuck.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
That decision likely led NBC to yank the plug despite its high ratings, Fales-Hill admitted to Vanity Fair.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
That explained why he’d come back to Geri’s gallery even though he’d admitted to the theft.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
The organization has faced criticism for incentivizing schools to be highly selective and focus on admitting students already likely to succeed instead of working to improve students’ outcomes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
College grad and barista Brooks Langford said it’s typical for user-generated promotional posts to skip disclosures, admitting “easy cash outweighs the slight dishonesty” he feels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
In 2000 the SEC charged him with fraud in a case he settled without admitting wrongdoing, agreeing instead to pay a $350,000 fine and disgorging $8.3 million.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Gallardo admitted on the “Scottie & Frnds” podcast that he didn’t know about Leimert Park’s significance to the Black community, admitting he “should’ve done more research” before deciding to take Barrio Athletics there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
She had no idea what a shtetl was but felt stupid admitting that to him.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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