Example Sentences

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Nato's European members have admitted they ought to be paying more for their own defence.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

There were also several spelling mistakes in the document, which its authors have admitted was prepared with the help of artificial intelligence platforms.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

And while Davis wouldn’t have admitted it then, he needed help too.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Health authorities in the UK have admitted that "drug errors caused appalling levels of harm and deaths" and added that "roll out of electronic prescribing systems across more hospitals could reduce errors by 50%".

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

I don’t know why I couldn’t just have admitted the truth, that I’d gone to the public school in Plano.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt