accept that

phrase

: to consider (something) to be true
He was unwilling to acceptthat he could no longer play as he once had.

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Notre Dame was right to accept that gift, which Nolan James and Aneyas Williams turned into five catches for 78 yards and that final touchdown. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The United States must accept that jihadism may never truly vanish. Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026 As long as audiences accept that this is basically a two-hander, the absence of any other characters with more than stick-figure attributes becomes less problematic. Jay Weissberg, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026 What has changed is that, for the first time, businesses do not have to accept that risk as the cost of staying competitive. Pawel Rzeszucinski, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accept that

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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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