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acknowledge

[ak-nol-ij] / ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ /




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Most players involved were forced to acknowledge the whole story had been nonsense.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge Thursday that she had failed the bar exam, but argued she was accurate in presenting herself as a lawyer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

That’s either a masterful, high-stakes long game of passive-aggressive behavior or a level of stubbornness and unwillingness to acknowledge a mistake that is quickly and badly damaging the show’s reputation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Such practices allow clinicians to acknowledge the emotional and moral pressures of their work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and other flavors smeared their mouths as they shoveled down spoonful after spoonful, not even bothering to acknowledge his presence.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Felipe taught himself how to program as a teenager and is developing his own game, although he acknowledges that working in Cuba throws up constant obstacles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Walker acknowledges some people do need the help—including three of his grandchildren, who are on PIP.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Aamir acknowledges that Jordan's battle with his eating disorder is not a linear journey, but their close working relationship has reached the stage where he now considers him family.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Edwards acknowledges that perhaps it’s simply too early for the benefits of AI to be showing up in TFP data but still, he does cite another economist Rob Parenteau on the trends.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Darius acknowledges this new boy with just a head nod.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

It said it obtained proof that copies of the data were destroyed, but acknowledged there was no way to know for sure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The advertising agency has since acknowledged its mistake and refunded the money.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Institute for the Study of War reported that pro-Russian military bloggers had acknowledged the Ukrainian advances, and expressed fears this could lead to more losses for Russia in the future.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Clara: A Google spokesperson made a really interesting point: They acknowledged that announcing data center plans earlier does invite more risk, but the alternative would be losing public trust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It’s not much to look at,” my escort acknowledged, as if reading my mind.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

But acknowledging a property’s cheesy elements isn’t the same as generating consistent laughs from the situation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Warsh focused on the surge in investment thanks to artificial intelligence while acknowledging that inflation was elevated.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

With decades-long careers in public office, both Jackson and Collins are striking a balance between defending their records and acknowledging that voters think the status quo is broken.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

"It's seeing the person, not the diagnosis. It's someone coming into a room holding your hand, someone acknowledging the fact that this is difficult for you," said Katie.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Here, the historians were acknowledging, they were under a particular obligation to study the history of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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