acknowledged
adjective
ac·knowl·edged
ik-ˈnä-lijd 
ak-
: generally recognized, accepted, or admitted
an acknowledged expert
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Frampton, for his part, beyond the merits of having had one of the biggest albums of all time, may be a sentimental favorite this year, due to his being in the acknowledged twilight of his musical career.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Magnifying the problem is Metro’s acknowledged misstep of spending $70 million to upgrade fare gates, but not designing them in a way that deters evasion.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
Their acknowledged short list earlier in the offseason included Alabama’s Bryce Young, Kentucky’s Will Levis, Florida’s Anthony Richardson and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2023
But today’s acknowledged hierarchy wasn’t always as such.
—Lance Esplund, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
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Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Magnifying the problem is Metro’s acknowledged misstep of spending $70 million to upgrade fare gates, but not designing them in a way that deters evasion.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
Their acknowledged short list earlier in the offseason included Alabama’s Bryce Young, Kentucky’s Will Levis, Florida’s Anthony Richardson and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2023
But today’s acknowledged hierarchy wasn’t always as such.
—Lance Esplund, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
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acknowledged
adjective
ac·knowl·edged
ik-ˈnäl-ijd
ak-
: generally recognized or accepted
the acknowledged leader
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