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admission

[ad-mish-uhn] / ædˈmɪʃ ən /




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A smile that stays firmly in place as Fielder tries repeatedly to shake loose a confession, an explanation or even the admission of a misjudgment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Affected customers have been told that unless they opt to keep their coach seat by 31 October 2026, their booking will automatically be converted to general admission.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Long-running securities fraud charges were also resolved without an admission of wrongdoing under an agreement requiring restitution and community service.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

In 1905 Jacob Mohr, a German schizophrenic, believed that he was being targeted by an “oscillatory wave transmission device” and was found, on admission to hospital, to be wearing sheets of tinfoil under his clothes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Kaede had not been to the Council chambers since her first visit to the Academy of Sages when she was eleven, to apply for admission.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Schools that keep the preferences are listed publicly as out of compliance and must report more admissions data to the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He said he is “actually quite proud” that USC maintained its “holistic admissions practices” in a way that “provides more transparency about our admissions.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

She said her priorities were to reduce avoidable hospital admissions, including with "robust" public messaging, to ensure people were accessing the right sort of medical care.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

If admissions policies, faculty and curriculum don’t improve, administrators haven’t changed anything.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The “Statement,” a seventy-eight-page document which he had dictated to the Finney County court stenographer, recounted admissions already made to Alvin Dewey and Clarence Duntz.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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