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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In most industries, consumers accept that the price of a product includes a series of levies and surcharges.
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Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Black Americans refused to accept that erasure.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Mainstream Democrats would do better to accept that funding ICE, regardless of how much training anyone gets, will result in more death—and that the politics of domination is a dead-end.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Even as the powers that be accept that a step back may be necessary for the greater good, my sense is that neither owner James Dolan nor team president Chris Drury has an appetite for a complete teardown.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Black Americans refused to accept that erasure.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Mainstream Democrats would do better to accept that funding ICE, regardless of how much training anyone gets, will result in more death—and that the politics of domination is a dead-end.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Even as the powers that be accept that a step back may be necessary for the greater good, my sense is that neither owner James Dolan nor team president Chris Drury has an appetite for a complete teardown.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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