accept
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"I just can't accept this anymore. How many more women in Okinawa have to suffer like this? Everyone is angry," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
You’re challenging the listener to accept that over the top doesn’t necessarily mean phony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
In the wake of the vote, Polanski has said he would not accept anyone being excluded from the Green Party "because of the religious or communal body they are part of".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“No, you can’t. No one’s going to buy a non-working recliner. No one’s going to accept items in bad condition.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I will accept nothing less than your total surrender,” said Major Puff.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Lerner accepts, however, that historical context is useful but not sufficient on its own.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
“He understands his mistake, accepts the consequences of his actions and will learn from this. The entire Trojan Family wishes Dante a full recovery, and we send our best regards to him and his family.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Anna-May, who is studying dance, accepts that watching TV before bed goes "against all the advice"
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Unlike traditional commodities exchanges, Polymarket accepts funds directly from retail traders, making it more vulnerable to fraud attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
“What if England accepts the book? That would convince even Salem, wouldn’t it?”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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"Some company came and, without showing any respect, they took the land and we accepted it," the 50-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Fans reacted angrily when news broke that Everton had accepted a £40m bid from Nottingham Forest for one of their prized assets, England Under-19 midfielder Harrison Armstrong.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
It never touched Robert Cohn, and he is resented for that by the others; this is part of the reason why he’s never accepted into the group, wayward and self-destructive as it is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The film asks one to look closer, not just at others but also at one’s own accepted opinions, assumptions and preconceptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
But would she be any more accepted out there?
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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“Making films is not what I do,” he said in accepting it last year, “it is who I am.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
You don’t have to feel ashamed about accepting her gift.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
According to HRW, some of the countries accepting the deportees have "arbitrarily detained" or sent them to their home countries, where they face "the risk of persecution or torture".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Upon accepting her Oscar for supporting actress for the film, the nine-months pregnant Saint kissed the statuette and joked, “I may have the baby right here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Nonetheless, Helmuth remained true to his pact, accepting full responsibility for writing and distributing the leaflets.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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