acknowledge
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Clips appearing to show gameplay and cinematics from the title began appearing online last week, but the developer did not acknowledge them straight away.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
That people will acknowledge the pain and sacrifices that come with public health measures.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
I need to acknowledge that this indicator has been in overvalued territory for several years now, and yet the stock market on balance has continued to go up.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
People working at Chinese model developers acknowledge that distillation is widespread globally and that some Chinese companies might use it more aggressively than American counterparts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
She simply raised a hand to acknowledge her.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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But Meta acknowledges that it doesn’t have a foolproof system for preventing teens from creating—or asking someone else to create—a fake parent supervisory account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But the Passivhaus Trust - for which Baeli is a non-executive director - acknowledges retrofitting your home to this standard is "expensive".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But his self-assurance is intriguingly undercut during an unguarded exchange in which he acknowledges that no prospective romantic partner has been comfortable with his desire to keep returning to Gaza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Colburn acknowledges that it might at first seem "a little ridiculous" that the researchers are aiming for losses that can be described by percentages over kilometers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
She acknowledges his presence with a single, subtle nod.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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This was expressed as the number of days “confined indoors,” which the authors acknowledged as a limitation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Attorney generals in only four states — California, Texas, Florida and Illinois — even acknowledged receipt of Mexico’s demands, Velasco said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The monarch, who was the Prince of Wales at the time, acknowledged the "appalling atrocity of slavery" the Caribbean island suffered during a speech he made.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
While industry officials in contact with both governments expressed hope this week that a deal ultimately could be reached, they acknowledged that it might not happen in the short term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Jefferson privately acknowledged to Madison that these accusations were essentially true.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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They have interpreted it, particularly its Paragraph 5, as acknowledging their ability to set the terms for opening the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
While executives may not be acknowledging the potential problems posed by AI, Americans are growing increasingly fearful.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
McMahon said parents should be able to object when they believe AI isn’t helping their children, while acknowledging schools are still learning what effective AI education looks like.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
In 2017, a California Court of Appeal reversed Miles’ conviction, acknowledging that new, credible confessions would have changed the outcome of his trial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
After acknowledging Simplicio’s death and naming the waterfall after him, the men once again began the backbreaking job of building another portage.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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