acceptance
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Sheen won an Emmy for Most Outstanding Personality and in his acceptance speech famously thanked his writers, “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The hard thing is having a level of acceptance for the moments and making sure that you are deciding the trade-offs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
In her acceptance speech, Zegler said: "Thank you so much to the city of London for making me feel so welcome here, I never could've imagined it."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
"Future research should explore why salt substitute-use remains low by investigating potential barriers, such as taste acceptance, cost and limited awareness among both patients and clinicians," said Wei.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Unfortunately, he now met yet another formidable impediment to acceptance: the conservativeness of his fellow scientists.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing acceptance
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ance, -ence
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Althea Gibson Article and "Roberto Clemente’s Gifts from the Heart"
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"CLEP Principles of Management," Vocabulary from Chapter 3
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