accepted
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Professor Mark Sullivan of the University of Southampton emphasized that questioning accepted ideas is an essential part of scientific progress.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
"I set out changes I believed were necessary and the lines which I could not in good conscience go beyond. Those lines have not been accepted," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
When the college awarded him its gold medal, Hockney accepted the honor wearing a gold lamé jacket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
It also was the first time that a local charter organization accepted the mission of a neighborhood public school — taking in every student who showed up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The combination of scientific evidence, documents, and oral traditions have convinced most people that Thomas Jefferson was the father of Sally’s children, and it is now accepted as fact at Monticello.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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