as in to confess
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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That includes an encounter with Keegan (Brett Goldstein, wasted), a friendly Brit flying kites on the beach — kites do a lot of symbolic heavy lifting in flashbacks — to whom Laura confesses that boozing was her only way of letting go.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
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Wade Wilson confessed to the savage murders of two women, yet even that brutality failed to repel admirers.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Silver also admitted the overwhelming size of this task, given that roughly 80 countries allow betting on the NBA while billions more are wagered illegally.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Heraskevych admitted he was surprised by the strong reaction.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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None of the players moved after conceding the winner.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Collodi, who signed a Homegrown contract in January 2025, went on to start nine matches, logging 736 minutes, conceding eight goals, and recording three clean sheets.—
Abraham Nudelstejer,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Foster, the prosecutor, acknowledged as much after last year’s sentencing.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Tateishi found his path to activism in the 1970s, as anger swelled among young former detainees about their imprisonment, which the government had yet to acknowledge as an injustice.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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But surprisingly, not everyone agrees.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Building a car factory the US could take several years, but leading experts agree that most Chinese carmakers are already eyeing the US market.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Own (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/own%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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