recognition
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“What has changed is the growing recognition that credibility and distinctiveness aren’t mutually exclusive, and that brand can be a valuable business asset.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Dear protesters, since you're being filmed without your consent, try using make-up to dodge surveillance/facial recognition cameras," she said on social media.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Education Department has moved toward repealing its recognition of the ABA council’s role in accrediting law schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Pillay's recognition was "a reaffirmation that human rights, the rule of law and justice, and accountability are fundamental to everything, to peace, to security, and prosperity".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The bells were actually tolling in recognition of Nebraska’s ratifying the Eighteenth Amendment.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
“The decision about how to commemorate the movement and its participants rests with the local communities who organize those recognitions, events and commemorations. That has always been the case,” the foundation’s statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
"Particularly the recent recognitions of the State of Palestine by key countries, the successful United Nations conference in New York, and the historic declaration issued therein."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025
Analysts said, however, that the right would likely agree to some changes to appease voters, including on areas like expanded social rights, consumer protections and Indigenous recognitions.
From Reuters ● May 8, 2023
She received numerous national recognitions and awards for excellence, not only as a teacher but also as a principal and later a supervising principal.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023
That admirable woman, Mrs. Berry, in "Richard Feverel," had the recognitions of eternity in her mind when she declared that widows ought not to remarry.
From Leaves in the Wind by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner
Vocabulary lists containing recognition
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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