admit
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In reaching the settlement, the company did not admit wrongdoing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I never became “unrecognizable,” and I spent more time than I’d like to admit looking at myself in the mirror and comparing what I saw to photos of the younger, fatter version of myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She would have to admit that she’s being wickedly selfish.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Jackson Walker did not admit fault in the settlement but agreed to comply with bankruptcy disclosure requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But even he would have to admit, I concluded as I stepped back at last to admire the completed hideaway, that a watchmaker’s hand and eye were worth something.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Reynolds admits to feeling emotionally unprepared even at the best of times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
When a brooding Pitt admits he’s had trouble with “family stuff,” the writer lets the sentiment disintegrate.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
What he admits to be an “unscientific” extrapolation of corporate claims of AI-linked efficiencies shows businesses enjoying an average 150 basis points of margin improvement.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The college also admits a “failure on our part” since Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
She also frankly admits her faults, of which she has many.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
It came after a 2022 study, external which showed that about a third of pupils in Scottish classrooms admitted they had been distracted by the devices.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Sometimes when she gets so disappointed at home," he cannot bear it, he admitted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
At oral argument, Solicitor General John Sauer could only provide anecdotes about newspaper clippings from China, but admitted that “no one knows” the true number.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The St. Bernard Parish district attorney’s office admitted in a 2021 statement that the office had made a mistake in prosecuting him.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I guess the floor’s not so bad,” I admitted.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Martin was in good spirits on opening night, only days after admitting online that he has “battled sadness and depression” amid a “stressful” and “overwhelming” year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
But it would take nearly 45 years and a prosecutor admitting he failed to turn over key fingerprint evidence before the courts threw out Brooks’ conviction.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Reality TV contestant Stephen Bear is back in prison after admitting breaching a restraining order that banned him from posting online about ex-partner Georgia Harrison.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In April 2024, it announced it had reached a $1.1 billion deal to settle US lawsuits over the faulty machines without admitting any liability.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
But the example of Iorek kept her from admitting it.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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