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Schools are increasingly agreeing to admit students based on a handful of criteria, like high school transcripts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

She says: "I thought I'd got away with it until the person collecting shouted 'who on earth put in all this change'. Everyone laughed and I couldn't ever admit it was me."

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

On cross-examination, the defense team got a medical examiner to admit they could not absolutely rule out that Hernandez was holding the weapon or attempted to harm herself the night of the killing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

But whether the millennial showrunners who came in Dunham’s wake will admit it or not, they’re following the model she laid out.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Jonah didn’t want to admit how hard he’d been working to tune out everything Katherine had tried to tell him.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

And at times, he admits, he helped stir the drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

He admits he didn’t understand quite what USC needed then, in the beginning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Given that he admits he has "no experience" in robotics, I question why he would want to invest in such a dicey business.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

She admits she has been surprised by how fast she has adapted to the event.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Rubeus Hagrid, who admits to being expelled from Hogwarts in his third year, has enjoyed the position of gamekeeper at the school ever since, a job secured for him by Dumbledore.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

“Jong was not serious and did not believe the candidate was a terrorist, but admitted the remark was an off-color joke and inappropriate for the workplace.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

“We have this dream of being able to buy a house in New Zealand. Not quite there yet, it’s very expensive, as it turns out! And, yeah, can’t have two houses quite yet,” she admitted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Right now, there is no active shooting,” he continued, but admitted there have been times in which the conflict has “flared up.”

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

It was an announcement manager David Moyes admitted came as a "surprise".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I've never done a rescue mission before,” Ella admitted.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

The actress, who hails from Allentown, Pa., also looked back on her childhood, admitting that she was “relentlessly loud and energetic and needed constant attention” when she was younger.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Because high-school grades and recommendation letters are so inflated, even admitting students with excellent credentials amounts to taking a chance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

In the Ohio legal system, a no contest plea means a defendant accepts a conviction without formally admitting guilt.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

In late 2019, the cracks were visible, with Harry admitting in a television interview that he and his brother were on "different paths".

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

It seems clear, therefore, that Kendra made a decision to hide her daughter’s existence rather than suffer the shame of admitting that she had produced a Squib.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling