as in confesses
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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When Hiro confesses his love to Mu-hee, Ho-jin must interpret.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Despite often appearing invincible on the tennis court, Djokovic confesses to one major weakness off it.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2026
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Plemons admits Lanthimos’ rehearsal process initially left him lost.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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Even after 12 years together, Sarah admits that those who knew them in high school are still probably shocked by their coupling.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Anthropic also acknowledges its own incentives — the company has a commercial interest in presenting AI as transformative, and the tech is improving quickly.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Yes, a nomination acknowledges the work, but a win cements it in history.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
22 Jan. 2026
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To Spoelstra, what such an alignment concedes with spacing can be compensated with offensive rebounds, with the Heat prioritizing possessions.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the settlement agreement, Ceratizit neither admits liability nor concedes that the government’s claims are well-founded.—
Desiree Mathurin
December 19,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Owns (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owns%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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