accepting
Americanadjective
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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
The authorities in Sierra Leone have not said what they have received in return for accepting the deportees.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Though both sessions so far were free to attend, they were oversubscribed, only accepting about 30%-50% of applicants.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Suddenly all those brave thoughts about accepting his fate seemed far away.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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