- present participle of accept.
accepting
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"We cannot keep accepting this as a fact of life."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
"It feels like landowners trying to do their bit are being bullied into accepting worse terms, putting people off hosting the infrastructure the country needs," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
And, again, like Mona, accepting that dream as a potential reality can shift your self-perception entirely.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
You don’t have to feel ashamed about accepting her gift.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
She clearly wants to try to determine her own identity in an agentic manner versus accepting one that’s forced upon her by a patriarchal society.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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