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acknowledges

  • present tense form of acknowledge (3rd person singular).

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In his memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery,” published this year, Newsom acknowledges the liaison with Rippey, describing it as “the briefest of affairs.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The rules linking a sequence to a finished organism—biology’s “generative grammar”—remain, he acknowledges, a forbidding problem that may never fully yield.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The criticism surrounding Fire Point has had at least one tangible consequence, she acknowledges: some projects with foreign partners were delayed for several months for additional compliance procedures.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

And he acknowledges that lack of IGF-1 in Laron patients is a "major factor" contributing to the low number of incidences of cancer.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

She acknowledges no one despite the barely concealed glances and occasional outright stare.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern