accept the fact that
idiom
: to admit that (something is so)
He has to accept the fact that his baseball career is over.
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Democrats and Republicans alike should accept the fact that neither regulations nor subsidies alone will get the job done and that compared with carbon pricing, these two instruments are much more expensive means of reducing emissions, requiring higher overall taxes and deficits.
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James A. Baker Iii, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Eventually, Bach’s little Eden will suffer violent incursions and he, unlike these despotic overlords, will come to accept the fact that lofty goals can be tragically vulnerable and disastrously easy to undermine.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
Many of us readily accept the fact that our way of life is destroying our environment, but do little about it.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2021
Infrastructure stakeholders should accept the fact that in these times, planning is a necessary and smart first step.
—James Norton, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
If the electric revolution is to be achieved, the industry must accept the fact that things have changed.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
Watch Now Father of the Bride Father of the Bride | Official Trailer | HBO Max Watch on An update on an old classic, Father of The Bride features a dad (Andy Garcia) who simply cannot accept the fact that his little girl is getting married.
—Tori Polizzotto, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023
First of all, fully accept the fact that with change comes growth.
—Francisco Ramirez, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
Some of us refuse to accept the fact that not everyone will like us.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
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James A. Baker Iii, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Eventually, Bach’s little Eden will suffer violent incursions and he, unlike these despotic overlords, will come to accept the fact that lofty goals can be tragically vulnerable and disastrously easy to undermine.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
Many of us readily accept the fact that our way of life is destroying our environment, but do little about it.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2021
Infrastructure stakeholders should accept the fact that in these times, planning is a necessary and smart first step.
—James Norton, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
If the electric revolution is to be achieved, the industry must accept the fact that things have changed.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
Watch Now Father of the Bride Father of the Bride | Official Trailer | HBO Max Watch on An update on an old classic, Father of The Bride features a dad (Andy Garcia) who simply cannot accept the fact that his little girl is getting married.
—Tori Polizzotto, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023
First of all, fully accept the fact that with change comes growth.
—Francisco Ramirez, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
Some of us refuse to accept the fact that not everyone will like us.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
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