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admit

[ad-mit] / ædˈmɪt /




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“One of the things that I frankly pride myself on as a university president is that I readily admit that I don’t have all the answers, and certainly not the best answers,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Cliffe isn’t afraid to admit when he is stumped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

"It was through interrogation work that investigators were able to get the receiver of the stolen goods to admit that he had indeed taken possession of the paintings."

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The boys were excited about the idea from the start but the couple admit it was harder for their daughter.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

I had to admit that Elliot’s quick thinking was pretty impressive, while I bumbled around, obviously clueless about what was going on or where exactly I was.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

She says it doesn't tell the full story but admits "it is disappointing".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Why am I standing? I ask myself that every morning," admits Tim Sharman, who is running as an independent for Virginia's 8th District seat in the House.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

When I ask Mandel whether writing out these alternate realities scares her or helps her to cope, she admits a bit of both.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Don Cantrell, whose grandfather started farming family land that now stretches to 12,000 acres, said he is still getting hit on diesel and admits the president "does some stupid things" and "says some stupid things".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

“You are better than I am at physical manipulation,” Marco admits.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

She has admitted that herself, saying, “These seminal moments where you have to go in and tell the president what he wants to do is unconstitutional or will cost lives. I don’t have that.”

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

“I really am struggling to this day to understand exactly what I experienced in this,” Fielder admitted during a post-screening Q&A at Telluride.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He admitted he “never wanted to leave” California in the first place, and wasn’t sure “how long” the family would stay in Tennessee.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Speaking after the game, Jones admitted that the Newcastle Knights man would now have medical checks after playing on for a quarter of the contest with an injury sustained in a tackle with Cameron Munster.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Picasso admitted guilt and denied it by turns.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals where authors were suspected of using the technology without admitting it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sun posted an apology on the Chinese social media platform Rednote, which was shared by OMTIU, admitting that she had broken the rules.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The News of the World later settled out-of-court with him, admitting they too had libelled him.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

With Bear's retirement, the International Fund for Animal Welfare launched a search for his successor, admitting: "He's leaving very big boots to fill."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Welcome, everybody!” said the girl who’d been admitting people at the door.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows


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