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acknowledgment

[ak-nol-ij-muhnt] / ækˈnɒl ɪdʒ mənt /




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The acknowledgment comes after Reuters reported that Kennedy directed CDC Director Erica Schwartz to remove references to two Pennsylvania deaths from the agency’s national measles count after questioning whether the disease contributed to them.

From Salon Sep. 6, 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

Whether that acknowledgment will translate into meaningful action remains to be seen.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Sexual equality requires the acknowledgment and maintenance of certain distinctions between men and women.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

She makes no move, gives no acknowledgment that I’m there.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

So after faculty were urged to add land acknowledgments to their syllabi, Mr. Reges had a subversive idea.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

For all his acknowledgments about the importance of human autonomy, I finished this book with the very phrase “choice architect” making my blood run cold.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 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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