accepted

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Over the decades, as the U.S. has grappled with and accepted its racial and ethnic diversity, schools first taught children that America was a “melting pot.”

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

The deals accepted by Chait also have critics, who contend is it more than the district can afford.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Farage acknowledged he had done an interview about the possibility of becoming an MP and then he had accepted the gift.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Have too many readers accepted one side of the story as the whole truth?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Under its terms, Congress would not limit the foreign slave trade until at least 1808—twenty years after the Constitution was ratified, or accepted by the necessary number of states.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis