be accepted

Example Sentences

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Mail-in ballots with an election day postmark will continue to be accepted by county election officials through Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Mail-in ballots with a Tuesday postmark will be accepted by county election officials for another week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Today, three people have died on board the ship from what appears to be an outbreak of hantavirus, and the MV Hondius is hoping to be accepted by a Spanish port.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Perhaps some of these excuses will be accepted, but in palaces across the Arabian Peninsula, assumptions are already shifting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

For a moment or two Simon was happy to be accepted and then he ceased to think about himself.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding