as in admitted
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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During the press conference, Isaacman admitted that the spacecraft should never have carried astronauts, given the unresolved technical issues.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026 -
That said, Bezos admitted brutal honesty with his potential investors may have played a role in getting so many rejections.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Revuckas confessed to stabbing between the eyes.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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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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Canter conceded that so much trauma over such a short life has taken its emotional toll.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Homan has conceded that the operation in Minnesota needed reform.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Schaeffer acknowledged that the Rockies were bad at baserunning — and many other baseball basics — during Colorado’s miserable 119-loss season in 2025.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the Kohberger case, investigators acknowledged the FBI used DNA from a a knife sheath found at the crime scene in a genetic investigation.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Owned (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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