as in admitting
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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The brothers, who watched the resentencing hearing from prison, gave their own statements to the judge, admitting their guilt.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
20 Aug. 2025 -
Undergraduates are finding that the path toward the next step in their careers — of going to graduate school — have been closed off to them, as the cuts to University research have led to many of the most prominent graduate programs admitting zero new students for the coming academic year.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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That it was spliced with footage of his secret ex-girlfriend, Meija Moreno, confessing to Ciara Miller and Kyle Cooke via FaceTime that West had lied like crazy about their relationship status portended certain doom.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Police conducted a controversial sting operation involving an undercover policewoman, who contacted Stagg through a personals ad and tried to bait him into confessing to Nickell’s murder by posing as a romantic interest.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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However, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had attempted to preempt these issues, acknowledging in an opinion piece on Sunday that the system would not work flawlessly from the start, likening it to liquor laws.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2025
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How can a city move forward without acknowledging the past?—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Dec. 2025
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Spencer Pratt continued his plight to save Los Angeles only days after conceding in the mayoral race against incumbent Karen Bass.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Novo Nordisk acknowledges the side effects without conceding the label needs to say more.—
Ryan Brennan
June 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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“Owning (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owning%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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