accepted
Example Sentences
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In 2021, just six years after they made their first Shibumi by hand, they accepted an offer from Stripes, a New York-based investment fund, for majority ownership.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The judge accepted that Crowley had inherited the statues from his grandfather and did not at any point believe that they were counterfeits.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Berry has accepted coming off the bench and playing any position needed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Investors accepted low returns on bonds because bonds acted like insurance, rising in price when stocks fell and central banks intervened.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
If Mrs. Smith hadn’t already purchased the tickets two weeks ago when I’d accepted the invitation, I’d have made up an excuse now to not go.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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