as in confessed
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid
the defendant made a deal with the prosecutor and copped to a lesser charge
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Smith, 50, also confessed to buying and possessing pornographic images of minors.—
Chris Dolmetsch,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026 -
A couple of weeks later, Gillooly confessed and also agreed to testify that Harding approved the plan to attack Kerrigan.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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The plaintiff, who the lawsuit said has lived in the US with his wife and son since being admitted as a refugee in 2024, was abruptly detained January 11.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Among other measures, the settlement stipulates that Columbia won't consider race in admissions, programming or hiring, will provide a demographic and academics breakdown of all rejected and admitted students, and will review its international admissions process.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Copped (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copped%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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