own up to

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Operators who own up to and including five vehicles will receive €1,350 per vehicle; operators who own six to 20 will receive €790 and operators with over 21 vehicles will receive €300.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The U.S. should own up to its good intentions.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Here, four of Bravo’s most familiar faces must own up to their past relationship failures and put their mistakes under a magnifying glass to assess what they really want from a partner.

From Salon • May 5, 2025

I agreed with both of those decisions by the Lakers, and I appreciated seeing Bill come around and own up to his initial doubts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2025

But after ’while you’re old enough and you got to own up to what you did, right or wrong, and couldn’t no one tell me that all this horribleness didn’t start with me.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis