accepting
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Accepting differences also shows that you aren’t a fair-weather friend, she says, but someone who is going to be there if you need them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Accepting the award, host Claudia Winkleman dedicated it to the show's "extraordinary cast who played with dignity, gusto and their entire hearts and we love them".
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Accepting her trophy, the Irish actress paid tribute her co-star Emily Watson, who was seen cheering Buckley from the audience.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Accepting the award, Byrne half-joked, “This character of Linda really could only exist in an independent film — she’s fierce and she’s gracious and she’s a middle-aged woman.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Accepting a pardon meant we thought we had something to be pardoned for.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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