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[ak-sept, ik-] / ækˈsɛpt, ɪk- /






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"It's more dangerous to accept the supernatural explanations," he warned, noting that conditions ranging from schizophrenia to Tourette's syndrome were once interpreted as spirit possession.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

"I can't accept this diagnosis knowing we could be doing so much more in Scotland to support people with brain cancer."

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Employees likely have to accept their employer recording or transcribing their chats.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

"We now accept ourselves as we are, but the treatment would have saved us a lot of heartache," says María Luisa.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

“Do you know how to accept the invitation?”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Bespoke accepts that its baskets don’t include a large number of companies that are involved with robotics on Chinese, South Korean, or Japanese exchanges.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

ICE picked him up at his annual check-in, and he disappeared for weeks, the government telling his family he had been sent to Cuba, which rarely accepts its nationals.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

So he accepts Washington’s self-description as an experienced surveyor and hires him to lead a small expedition to chart the lands.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

This, Alpert accepts, is the reality of life at 91.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through, who accepts that people do evil things and that desperation leads them to darker places than they ever imagined.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Then, he accepted that the issue was not settled and that it was not for him to determine the circumstances in which there could be another vote.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

“He accepted it out of desperation,” Para said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

In 2025, London had 281,000 unbuilt homes—houses that were conditionally accepted but never built, often because the developer decided the conditions were too arduous.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Judge Paul Thomas KC accepted a majority verdict on the charge of wounding with intent, which meant at least 10 jurors agreed following four hours deliberation.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

I guess I realized that the state of New York wasn’t going to look down on me if I accepted the offer of a meal.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

Sure, one might argue that in “The Odyssey,” Nolan is studying his own hubris, accepting the innate faults that come with bringing Homer to the big screen.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Oseman has learned to tune out that online chatter, accepting that she cannot please everyone — let alone represent the entire spectrum of the young queer experience.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Companies are redesigning packaging, shrinking product sizes, and accepting lower profit margins to avoid crossing the $10 price point.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

We start by accepting that the familiar culture is fading away as intelligent machines appear in our society and we do not know what is coming.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Marlene was always so accepting and so patient.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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