accepting
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Analysts said that suggested Beijing was tacitly accepting Pyongyang's status as a nuclear-armed state.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
In response, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the president's remarks were "not right", while accepting the "challenge" of tackling illegal migration, particularly from people crossing the English Channel in small boats.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
She attacked both for receiving large sums of money from “special interests,” especially McKinney for accepting Airbnb’s largesse.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
And accepting that joyful sorrow and sorrowful joy are the double helix of parental DNA takes time.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
One day, after accepting another of Mwase’s handouts, the Ngoni chiefs sat down and said, “How can we always have this kind of food?”
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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