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[ak-sept, ik-] / ækˈsɛpt, ɪk- /






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EBay and Nike, for example, accept Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal, but neither company appears in Paze’s merchant directory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Not everyone has the ability to accept no as an answer, but it’s important to hold your ground.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

“I accept the responsibility to help carry the torch and move it forward, and hand it off to the Jennie Finches and the Cat Ostermans,” Fernandez said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Speaking later on Sunday, Lula said he would continue to lead "without anyone's interference," and that "in Brazil, we do not accept anyone sticking their nose where it doesn't belong".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

He did, however, accept an invitation to come to visit us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Bespoke accepts that its baskets don’t include a large number of companies that are involved with robotics on Chinese, South Korean, or Japanese exchanges.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

One mind-bending startup accepts about 100 times fewer applicants than Harvard University.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

While England would like McCullum's replacement in position for the three-Test series against Pakistan, Gould accepts an interim solution may happen.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

"There's no guidance on what to do when a name isn't on the list. No one accepts our application," she said.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Stated another way: only guilt admitted accepts truth.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Those are part of operating income under generally accepted accounting principles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The proposal must be accepted by legal firms representing 95% of the ovarian cancer claims in state and federal courts before it can be finalised, the J&J said.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Carrying out your friend’s prepaid burial wishes does not mean you’ve accepted the role of executor.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

"I accepted his proposal at the end of December."

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Commander Gorringe accepted some loaves of bread & tried to pay for them, but the Austrian officer refused to accept any money.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

One provision would’ve required private schools accepting public money to give a common standardized test and report results to the county superintendent, allowing more insight into the schools’ educational quality.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

“You know when I’m in your city at this point,” the Miami-born rapper said before accepting a framed Guinness World Records certificate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It’s a play on the word emolument, a gift from a foreign leader or domestic government that a president is prohibited under the Constitution from accepting.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

The short audience is known as "kissing hands" - although in practice, these days male premiers simply bow and shake hands with the monarch after accepting their offer to form a government.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

He noted that instead of accepting Aristotle’s proof of God, the Muslim scholars turned to the atomists, Aristotle’s old rivals, whose doctrine, though out of favor, managed to survive the ravages of time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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