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accommodate

[uh-kom-uh-deyt] / əˈkɒm əˌdeɪt /




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A growing number of prison staff have told the BBC that rules are being stretched or broken to accommodate additional inmates, potentially posing health and safety risks.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, the economy “remains healthy and has shown it can accommodate the higher rates of interest and inflation,” said Paul Christopher, head of global investment strategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Increasingly, the debate is over whether to accommodate a parent’s preferences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The new headquarters will be more than 70,000 square feet larger than its current one and can accommodate 1,100 people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

I dug a shoe in to accommodate for the kick back and bent at the knee, just like Miig had showed me.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

His map accommodates for the curvature of the Earth by making countries near the equator seem much smaller than they are, with countries nearer the poles appearing stretched.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

She said the company makes it easy to modify reservations, and that it accommodates various luggage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

There is also a theater room, multiple bars, two garages, and a motor court that accommodates 20 cars.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Its legal framework already accommodates this approach by distinguishing between several types of property, including small homes, large apartment buildings, and commercial property.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

Sometimes we go out to a restaurant in the Atlanta Underground, or see a film at a theater that accommodates his wheelchair.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The internet has long accommodated users who wanted to hide their real name behind a clever username or a throwaway account.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

It has accommodated countless graduations, and Long Beach City College and numerous area high schools will have to relocate their commencement ceremonies during construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

By December 2024, about 20,000 people were being accommodated by it.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

It restores Douglass to a living continuum of dissent rather than isolating him as an exceptional voice, and it underscores how fully the Fourth of July once accommodated, even invited, fierce moral criticism from within.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Reader, though I look comfortably accommodated, I am not very tranquil in my mind.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

That's despite pressure on the EU to show more flexibility when it comes to accommodating allies, considering the turbulent times we live in.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Scottish people "are lovely and accommodating", says Anik's owner, Christianah Omilana, who came to the UK in 2021.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Muenster is less assertive but more accommodating: its mild butteriness stands beside the sauce without competing, and it softens agreeably in summer warmth without becoming stringy or oily.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

The calendar is also less accommodating than it was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

The centaur clipped a small cylinder into the accommodating groove on Holly’s helmet.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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