acknowledgment
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Plagiarism can be defined as the appropriation of someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledgment or compensation.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
They viewed it as an acknowledgment of Iran’s influence over the waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The rare opinion piece serves as Ellison’s acknowledgment that his family’s close association with President Trump has sullied his standing in Hollywood and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
They’re giving you the information, and the acknowledgment of, ‘OK, now you can tell everybody.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was, first of all, an acknowledgment of our struggle, and of the achievements of the chief as the leader of that struggle and as a man.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
“He is in every meaningful sense the paper’s human co-author,” Claude wrote in the acknowledgments section.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Kennedy halted the FDA-backed proposal that would have restricted sunlamp products to users 18 and older and required warning acknowledgments about cancer risks.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
Death crosses are more acknowledgments that the trend has extended long enough and/or fallen far enough to be taken seriously, and aren’t necessarily meant to be good market-timing signals.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026
The case against Williamson is bolstered by acknowledgments of guilt from at least two others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
To Mr. Bennet’s acknowledgments he briefly replied, with assurance of his eagerness to promote the welfare of any of his family; and concluded with entreaties that the subject might never be mentioned to him again.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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The Tale of Despereaux
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