as in to confess
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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Brian Tyree Henry confessed to breaking his own cardinal rule of not returning to television in order to star in Apple TV+’s crime drama Dope Thief.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025 -
Ninety percent of British women and nonbinary people polled in 2020 confessed to sometimes using filters before posting selfies, and 85 percent to using external editing software such as FaceTune to tweak pictures of themselves.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trump, ahead of Wednesday's announcement, had admitted there could be some short-term pain.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Einbinder, 29, admitted she's heard fans' pleas for the show's writers to turn her character Ava Daniels' relationship with Smart's Deborah Vance romantic.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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His interrogator conceded that the police must have gotten the wrong guy and released him within weeks.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Deputy Latah County Prosecutor Ashley Jennings also flat out denied Taylor's accusations that prosecutors were slow-walking discovery and said everything the defense has asked for has been provided, a point that Taylor conceded in front of the judge.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday acknowledged that Trump’s tariffs, which were significantly more aggressive than the central bank had expected, would drive prices higher and slow down the economy.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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For much of the film, Maddox, who is played by Jonathan Majors, does not seem capable of acknowledging his capacity for violence.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The panel also agreed Way acted with malice, oppression or fraud, and awarded her another $250,000 in punitive damages.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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And Richard agreed to plead Lucas’ case to Catherine, lest the resident have to repeat his first year.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Own (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/own%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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