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[ad-mit] / ædˈmɪt /




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If he is, he would not publicly admit to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"He made a mistake that he cannot bring himself to admit," Kasyanov, 68, said in Paris.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

She wants the administration to admit what she sees as its mistakes, calling the lack of transparency disheartening.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

AI’s creators are bowing to Clarke when they admit they don’t actually know if a system will escape containment, or exactly how it decided to, and where it will go next.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

And then”—ugh, I hate to admit to this, but Pua needs to know if she’s going to understand why Leo and I don’t talk—“I started crying.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Muñoz admits he exaggerated his skill set to get his foot in the door, but he was determined to make the opportunity count.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I don’t know how we could’ve watched that, and all thought it was funny,” Madison admits.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Another option, something Briffault admits is petty but has been done before, is to slash the salaries of people at the agency responsible for the unlawful behavior, or even folks who worked on it.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Given Mr. Moritz’s success and prominence in this country, “it’s odd to feel like an outsider when everyone considers you an insider,” he admits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

I don’t know who to be: the one who admits that I can’t do it, or the pretender.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Iza admitted that, at his direction, deputies obtained personal identifying information on E.Z. and another victim, identified only as D.D, their family members, acquaintances and others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

As for Acaster, he's admitted the other comedians are his “biggest threat” when it comes to being detected as a traitor.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Japanese Olympic Committee president Seiko Hashimoto admitted that "there were many problems", but said the country wants to host more international events in future.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

We respected that Hilton handled King Taco’s legendary red salsa with ease, even as he admitted it was “spicier” than he expected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

But he admitted that events in Belgium had “aroused almost the entire world against Germany.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

While admitting nothing, Kaya, who was Turkey's family minister from 2016 to 2018, said she was taking "political responsibility" to ensure that any investigation could be conducted "independently, impartially".

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Discarding things like my Dremel tool can require admitting that a hoped-for future may never arrive.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Wales earned plaudits but Craig Bellamy wants more from his side, after admitting they were forced to suffer in their narrow 1-0 defeat in Portugal.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The trailer concludes with Holmes admitting it was hard for her to let anyone see her cry, as a single tear falls from her eye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Admitting Shoji is better off without her is admitting she's not the best mom.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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