acknowledgment
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Sexual equality requires the acknowledgment and maintenance of certain distinctions between men and women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Williams remained low-key about her singles return on Sunday, with her only acknowledgment being a repost of Wimbledon’s announcement on her Instagram Story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
The Fed was poised to take up an overhaul of its communications last year, an acknowledgment that the way it does it now is, at best, second-best.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Ghana said the Pope's acknowledgment of the "painful history" was significant, at a time the world was having a "deeper reflection" on the effects of slavery and colonialism.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
There was a certain obvious and gratifying tang of adventure in this, but also something much more low-key and elemental—a kind of respectful mutual acknowledgment that comes with sustained eye contact.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
One by one, my classmates from elementary school are turning 70, and the celebrations and acknowledgments are moving through our lives like Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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
A few of these reports have included amusing “to be sure” paragraphs, to use trade lingo: brief acknowledgments of some contrary argument or analogous trend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
What matters most to me is what we do with the visibility and responsibilities that these acknowledgments bring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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
Vocabulary lists containing acknowledgment
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