as in to confess
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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Investigators said Willis confessed to beating the woman in his car before dragging her into the woods.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 June 2025 -
In June 2024, Destiny R. Kley, 22, allegedly confessed to setting an arson fire in her kitchen, displacing 27 residents across three floors of the building.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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The latter admitted she was literally taken aback by the very high quality of projects in development and keen to follow up on two-three projects for world sales and French distribution in 2026-2027.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
14 June 2025
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Perez admitted nailing an ace isn't solely based on skill.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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Both players were sloppy in the first set, conceding 21 break-point chances and making 48 unforced errors between them, with Sabalenka making 32 yet still winning the set.—
Jerome Pugmire,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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My son watched the TikTok and laughed, conceding the point, then went back to reading.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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The California Highway Patrol, which is responsible for securing the Capitol building itself, also acknowledged the event.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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Coming off of four straight losses, Pochettino acknowledged that there would be huge value in the tournament just in getting some wins to help reinforce some positivity in and around the group.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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In the polls, men and women agreed about what constituted harassment.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Voices Hiltzik: Trump and Vance are dead wrong — economists unanimously agree that U.S. tariffs are a tax on American consumers Sept. 4, 2024 Trump’s tariff orders betray the same inattention to detail.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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