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admittance

[ad-mit-ns] / ædˈmɪt ns /


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More than once Mr. Vance scorns elite “strivers” and purports to feel shame that he once tried hard to gain admittance to their circles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Even with admittance into the inner circle as a spectator, documentary filmmakers can’t always peer close enough into their subject’s life.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025

The government wanted to increase the annual admittance of medical students to universities from around 3,000 to roughly 5,000, saying more staff were needed to meet demand.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025

It wasn’t an actual admittance that he relayed the pitch to Moore on the 3-2 cutter.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024

“I was also wondering when I might hope to regain admittance to the Archives.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

On the days when admittances run high, newly-arrived patients have been forced to lie on stretchers in the corridors before they can get a bed.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021

New hospitalizations are still low, averaging about 71 daily admittances in the region this week, but that could change if people continue to gather without wearing masks, particularly those who haven’t been vaccinated, he said.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2021

The most recent statistics showed there were 85,367 admittances to emergency departments in Wales in May - an increase on pre-pandemic levels.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2021

Once a source of consensus for a legal immigration system that all sides agree is broken, the idea of American officials becoming more selective in admittances has become contentious.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2017

Table of the admittances into Gray's Inn, declaring the names of the gentlemen, the town and country whence they came, and the day, month, and year when admitted, from the year 1626 to 1677.

From Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell


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