accepting
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Lauren, the influencer who advised Kennedy’s campaign, said that while he doesn’t begrudge other influencers accepting sponsorship, he chooses not to.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
“Even fully accepting that Musk is currently by far the best person to have at the helm, this might not be the case forever,” Bebchuk and Kastiel wrote on a Harvard Law blog.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Rather than police purchases, some stores might instead decide to stop accepting SNAP.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
"Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense you might be losing it," Colbert said while accepting an Emmy award last year.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“We’re leaving tomorrow morning,” he says quickly, neither accepting nor rejecting my apology.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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