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[ak-sept, ik-] / ækˈsɛpt, ɪk- /






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As the head of First Data, Bisignano invested in Clover, a popular way for merchants to accept credit card payments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

“We have to accept this cross-dependency between countries.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

“We have shown today that we know how to lose too. We lost the game and we accept that.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

"Despite being brought to the US in questionable circumstances, Mr. Zambada made the decision to accept responsibility and plead guilty," Zambada's lawyer Frank Perez said Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

“I do know, Colin. Lizzie’s the one who won’t accept the facts.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

And in racial issues, wrote Du Bois, “Mr. Washington’s programme practically accepts the alleged inferiority of the Negro races.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

"He is going to spend the rest of his days in prison. He has accepted that," Cogan said during the roughly 30-minute hearing.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

For decades, it was accepted practice that each umpire had his own view of the strike zone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

In 1978, a Clearwater, Fla., radio station accepted 112 electric can openers from an advertiser who could not afford to pay for commercial time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

The broad outline is widely accepted, but the details remain uncertain.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

“Ah. Yes. I see that here. You accepted it on March 12.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

Meehan said Knocking does its best to mitigate that possibility by accepting returns up to six months after purchase.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Now, he has to contend with replacing the memories of the other Asa with the reality of this badass sibling and accepting that he still may never see his parents ever again.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

We start by accepting that the familiar culture is fading away as intelligent machines appear in our society and we do not know what is coming.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

I’d teach myself to swim by accepting that it was simply what I had to do and nobody else was going to do it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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