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acknowledge

[ak-nol-ij] / ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ /




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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

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

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

"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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