accept that
idiom
: to consider (something) to be true
He was unwilling to acceptthat he could no longer play as he once had.
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If large funds accept that the market contains room for big moves, individual traders are free to chase a different story than low single digit targets.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
This does not mean isolationism; Vance (and most of those in favor of foreign policy restraint) accept that America has security interests that warrant the use of military force.
—Frank Devito, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
In most industries, consumers accept that the price of a product includes a series of levies and surcharges.
—Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Black Americans refused to accept that erasure.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
This does not mean isolationism; Vance (and most of those in favor of foreign policy restraint) accept that America has security interests that warrant the use of military force.
—Frank Devito, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
In most industries, consumers accept that the price of a product includes a series of levies and surcharges.
—Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Black Americans refused to accept that erasure.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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