as in admitting
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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That line admitting the control-room flub was later scratched from the streaming version.—
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
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Doss runs four two-week sessions a year, each admitting about 30 students with the top scores on a basic adult education exam taken at orientation.—
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The couple starts confessing secrets.—
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The book chronicles Harpootlian’s firsthand experience prosecuting Gaskins, who was executed in 1991 after confessing to at least 13 murders.—
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Miller went with a rotation different than his primary starters in the final 14 minutes and complimented the group’s fight while acknowledging the results weren’t pretty.—
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On Friday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s 86-year-old supreme leader who has been in power for 35 years, addressed the latest round of unrest, acknowledging the economic grievances at the heart of public anger.—
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Ullmark last played for the Senators on December 27 and was pulled in the second period after conceding four goals in 14 shots against the Toronto Maple Leafs.—
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Matthew Potts, who endured a torrid return to the Test arena on Monday, conceding 58 runs in seven overs, saw his first three balls of the day struck for four.—
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“Owning (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owning%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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