acknowledges

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Even a city as symbolically rich as Washington shouldn’t stay mired in the past, Goldberger, the architecture critic, acknowledges in Air Mail.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

“I don’t give myself a lot of consuming-time,” he acknowledges sheepishly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Washington now acknowledges China as a "near-peer", says Wyne, who describes Beijing as "arguably the most powerful competitor that the United States has confronted in its history".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“Abstract Body” delves into the corseted, bustled shapes women were subjected to in centuries past, while “Reclaimed Body” acknowledges wild new imperatives that reject inherited standards and mock the idea of one body type.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The boy acknowledges neither question nor questioner as he passes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr