as in admits
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
finally had to acknowledge that she'd outgrown her favorite jacket
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Recent Examples of acknowledges
But the mayor acknowledges that’s much easier said than done.
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Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
King acknowledges the show left the audience with a bit of a conundrum in the season 2 finale.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
But much like Cuffs, Capito acknowledges the valid fears some people have about how AI could affect their career viability in the future.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Israel, which has launched hundreds of airstrikes over Syria since the civil war broke out in 2011, rarely acknowledges them.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
With the tremendous praise that Saint Cloud received in 2020, Crutchfield acknowledges there was initial pressure surrounding the next record.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The modern version of color analysis is, like so many modern versions of so many things, both more sophisticated—color analysis now acknowledges the existence of a wide range of skin tones—and more complicated.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
Machado acknowledges that the price has been high.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Students can benefit from feedback that acknowledges their strengths while gently guiding them toward growth.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
King acknowledges the show left the audience with a bit of a conundrum in the season 2 finale.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
But much like Cuffs, Capito acknowledges the valid fears some people have about how AI could affect their career viability in the future.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Israel, which has launched hundreds of airstrikes over Syria since the civil war broke out in 2011, rarely acknowledges them.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
With the tremendous praise that Saint Cloud received in 2020, Crutchfield acknowledges there was initial pressure surrounding the next record.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The modern version of color analysis is, like so many modern versions of so many things, both more sophisticated—color analysis now acknowledges the existence of a wide range of skin tones—and more complicated.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
Machado acknowledges that the price has been high.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Students can benefit from feedback that acknowledges their strengths while gently guiding them toward growth.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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