accept that
idiom
: to consider (something) to be true
He was unwilling to accept that he could no longer play as he once had.
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That’s a long 1,374-day stretch between such tasks, only made more pronounced because Democrats didn’t entertain any primary challengers to Biden as legitimate, and Trump refused to accept that any of his GOP rivals merited his attention.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 15 May 2024
And one way to build resilience is to have these conversations and accept that change is happening.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
That's a big admission of defeat, though certainly the company does not accept that term.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Still, Microsoft does not accept that its security culture is broken, as the CSRB report argues.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
And accept that being one of the biggest kids on the playground gives you a responsibility to stand up for those who can’t.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
However, parents must accept that kids can’t learn to handle pain without feeling pain.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Even places known for strict dress codes, like the US Senate, have relaxed in recent years, and employers may have to accept that, according to style site Glossy.
—Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
His memory embodies two principles that will militate against forever Putinism: the refusal to tolerate apathy and the refusal to accept that Russian politics is entirely a top-down operation.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
Philip Elliott, TIME, 15 May 2024
And one way to build resilience is to have these conversations and accept that change is happening.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
That's a big admission of defeat, though certainly the company does not accept that term.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Still, Microsoft does not accept that its security culture is broken, as the CSRB report argues.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
And accept that being one of the biggest kids on the playground gives you a responsibility to stand up for those who can’t.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
However, parents must accept that kids can’t learn to handle pain without feeling pain.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Even places known for strict dress codes, like the US Senate, have relaxed in recent years, and employers may have to accept that, according to style site Glossy.
—Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
His memory embodies two principles that will militate against forever Putinism: the refusal to tolerate apathy and the refusal to accept that Russian politics is entirely a top-down operation.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
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