accept the fact that
idiom
: to admit that (something is so)
He has to accept the fact that his baseball career is over.
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Yet, Devon, who desperately needs help with their ailing father, simply cannot accept the fact that Simone has gone no-contact.
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 16 July 2025
The film follows the young singer Seti, who refuses to accept the fact that women in Iran are not allowed to perform in public.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Even as more people accept the fact that the planet is warming, there remains considerable uncertainty about its local impact.
—W. Lee Howell, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2013
The privileged class must accept the fact that their behavior is bad for everyone, including themselves.
—Jeff Smith, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
That said, people should accept the fact that not everyone is invited to everything.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
When the Blazers tried to double, Embiid didn’t accept the fact that he was double-teamed.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The men never did back down and accept the fact that they may have been abused.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
Democrats and Republicans alike should accept the fact that neither regulations nor subsidies alone will get the job done and that compared with carbon pricing, these two instruments are much more expensive means of reducing emissions, requiring higher overall taxes and deficits.
—James A. Baker Iii, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 16 July 2025
The film follows the young singer Seti, who refuses to accept the fact that women in Iran are not allowed to perform in public.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Even as more people accept the fact that the planet is warming, there remains considerable uncertainty about its local impact.
—W. Lee Howell, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2013
The privileged class must accept the fact that their behavior is bad for everyone, including themselves.
—Jeff Smith, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
That said, people should accept the fact that not everyone is invited to everything.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
When the Blazers tried to double, Embiid didn’t accept the fact that he was double-teamed.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The men never did back down and accept the fact that they may have been abused.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
Democrats and Republicans alike should accept the fact that neither regulations nor subsidies alone will get the job done and that compared with carbon pricing, these two instruments are much more expensive means of reducing emissions, requiring higher overall taxes and deficits.
—James A. Baker Iii, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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