acknowledgment
Example Sentences
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“But unlike physical abuse and neglect, financial abuse is more likely to occur with the tacit acknowledgment and consent of the elder person and can be more difficult to detect and establish,” it adds.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
It is an acknowledgment that durable deterrence requires clarity about the nature of the adversary one faces.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
A "grudging" acknowledgment that he had handled the UK's response to the Iran war well had been soured by the Lord Mandelson saga, they said.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
After being told that some of the judges were also privy councillors, he briefly removed his hat in acknowledgment.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
When Mig turned seven years old, there was no cake, no celebration, no singing, no present, no acknowledgment of her birthday at all other than Mig saying, “Uncle, today I am seven years old. ”
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary lists containing acknowledgment
Lesson 1
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The Tale of Despereaux
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