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acknowledgment

[ak-nol-ij-muhnt] / ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ mənt /




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In organizing this porchfest, there are acknowledgment statements for both musicians and homeowners who permit the use of their property.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Plagiarism can be defined as the appropriation of someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledgment or compensation.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

It’s an acknowledgment that agents can’t effectively do their job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Or an acknowledgment that not all cats are as cool as they pretend to be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Michelle ignores me, which isn’t a bad thing, and Brandon offers me a nod of acknowledgment.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

“He is in every meaningful sense the paper’s human co-author,” Claude wrote in the acknowledgments section.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Kennedy halted the FDA-backed proposal that would have restricted sunlamp products to users 18 and older and required warning acknowledgments about cancer risks.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

Death crosses are more acknowledgments that the trend has extended long enough and/or fallen far enough to be taken seriously, and aren’t necessarily meant to be good market-timing signals.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026

For all his acknowledgments about the importance of human autonomy, I finished this book with the very phrase “choice architect” making my blood run cold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

To Mr. Bennet’s acknowledgments he briefly replied, with assurance of his eagerness to promote the welfare of any of his family; and concluded with entreaties that the subject might never be mentioned to him again.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen


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