acknowledge
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“There were people within the game who really wanted to acknowledge his contribution to the game,” says Katerina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The researchers acknowledge that the study has limitations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
News outlets Axios and Politico reported that Washington has given Tehran until Saturday to stop firing on commercial ships transiting Hormuz and acknowledge the waterway is open.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
After meeting Skalnik, Ms. Colloff thought the grifter would acknowledge his duplicity, before she came to believe that he simply saw her as his latest mark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
I feel the strangest urge to acknowledge it, almost as if it’s alive.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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In its way, the new “Little House” acknowledges that Wilder’s mythology is one of the most potent in our literary canon.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
As impeccably detailed as his movies can be, Anderson acknowledges that his method can still be a bit vague.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The study itself acknowledges that thick local rainforest would make "safari-style" encounters unlikely.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Richards has four adult children, and they’ll “play my stuff,” he acknowledges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
I am the Black Swan, and as a reviewer later acknowledges, “The vile Odile was delightfully chilly as she seduced the unwitting prince.”
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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When I spoke with Kennedy in January 2024, a few weeks after she took over as Cadiz CEO, she acknowledged that the company’s name had become a “poison pill.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
When I asked Hamawy about the connection, he acknowledged it, but dismissed its relevance.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Boyer acknowledged yelling at Fain about the decision, because Fain claimed—falsely, Boyer said—that monitor Barofsky wouldn’t allow the hire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Amid a public outcry, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko acknowledged the case has "sparked a broader discussion about the behaviour of certain service members in the rear."
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
She acknowledged his greeting with the merest nod.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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"Yes, there have been criticisms," he says, acknowledging arguments that are now almost a quarter of a century old.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He faced ridicule after belatedly acknowledging that he played tennis during the day, a detail that was left out his initial accounts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Cuba has long been failing economically, with the regime itself acknowledging the decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Whether the country’s 250th birthday feels like a rare civic milestone to celebrate or not depends, for many, on acknowledging the harsh truths of our era.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
But five minutes after acknowledging his wasted potential, Colin Singleton was behind the wheel of his lengthy gray Oldsmobile known as Satan's Hearse.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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