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cognizance

[kog-nuh-zuhns, kon-uh-] / ˈkɒg nə zəns, ˈkɒn ə- /


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There’s a similar rampant cognizance of big American landmarks.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024

Bedi said Indian authorities did not take cognizance of the reported presence of a Chinese spy ship in the region and went ahead with the test.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

But since those cruelly oblivious documents took no cognizance of the African people living here, the region remains in a constant cycle of suffering, rebellion and suppression.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2022

“No,” Rawitsch said, laughing, “there was just no cognizance of that. I considered myself to be an educator.”

From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2021

“If you’ve anything to say, you can come to the squire’s and make cognizance of the prisoner.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner


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