admit
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Garza, a former math professor, looks at the sheer number of students at the school today and is willing to admit even he miscalculated just how much the visibility of the sports teams would do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Asked if he will sleep better thanks to the win, Carrick was honest enough to admit that would not be the case.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
"It's hard to admit when you've really screwed up," the billionaire, 85, wrote on Instagram after she deleted a photo of herself in ripped jeans, a torn sweater and a dirtied face.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
He did admit that hitting ice feels like hitting concrete, so he has learned to be careful and hasn’t had any major injuries in the last three years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
I don’t remember ever hearing her sing that,” I admit.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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While Reynolds admits the storyline is one born a bit out of necessity, he believes his character is well-suited for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
But he admits he was "unprofessional and naive" to send "gossiping" texts to his friend, whom he met in 2018 when they both taught English in a school in China.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Rancho High School in Las Vegas admits 60 students to its flight program each year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Though he admits it sounds trite, the governor said: “It’s to stand up for ideals and strike out against injustice.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 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
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Nvidia shares have plummeted in recent days since Huang admitted to the affair.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
At the time, selector Marcus North admitted England did not know who would make way from the team that beat Pakistan 3-0 during the home summer in order to accommodate Bethell's return.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
After years of debilitating depression, I found a way out—but the story would not have ended happily if I hadn’t frankly admitted my predicament.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026
Days later, he admitted in an interview that his deportation policy was “too tough.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Picasso admitted guilt and denied it by turns.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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On the one hand, consider the consequences of admitting that stocks held for the long term are indeed risky.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
“No excuses at all, but I’m finally admitting that I need help. I’ve fought this for a long time on my own, and it’s time to admit that I can’t do it anymore,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Traditionally, former colonial powers have skirted the issue, expressing regret for the industrial-scale human trafficking but never apologizing for fear that admitting guilt will open the door to a wave of compensation claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Anyone who insists they are too self-aware to be pulled into something that goes against their own interests is admitting that they don’t know themselves or humanity very well.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Instead of admitting a problem, the Soviet space agency blamed Valentina.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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