accept that
idiom
: to consider (something) to be true
He was unwilling to accept that he could no longer play as he once had.
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Whether the courts, the public, and the agencies themselves accept that transformation remains uncertain.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2025
The myriad of expert commentary widely seems to accept that if Iran had had nuclear bomb capability, the U.S. and Israeli attacks probably would not have occurred.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Athletic sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, accept that Williams is set to leave the Basque Country for Barcelona in a move that is expected to further strain the clubs’ relationship.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2025
The myriad of expert commentary widely seems to accept that if Iran had had nuclear bomb capability, the U.S. and Israeli attacks probably would not have occurred.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Athletic sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, accept that Williams is set to leave the Basque Country for Barcelona in a move that is expected to further strain the clubs’ relationship.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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