accepted
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"I just can't believe it. This is beyond the Oscar, really," he said as he accepted the tribute.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
In his sentencing remarks, Judge James Sampson accepted there was "no evidence of threats, violence or coercion", adding the parents - who had no previous convictions - acted on "misguided cultural beliefs, rather than malice".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The actor, 39, accepted the role of the iconic composer in “Amadeus” because he was interested in excavating the man underneath the imposing historical legacy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
When Cannes director Thierry Fremaux told him in November that "it would be the first film ever accepted that early I cried like a baby," he said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
When I did, I got all A’s, and I was accepted at a high school called Kabarak.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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