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The phrase "acknowledged at the time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something that was recognized or accepted during a specific period or event in the past.
Example: "The decision was acknowledged at the time as being necessary for the project's success."
Alternatives: "recognized at that moment" or "accepted during that period".
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Mr. Bloomberg acknowledged at the time that "there will always be one or two bad apples".
(Mr. Hagman acknowledged at the time that he had been a heavy drinker).
"Co-commentary is harder than I thought it would be," he acknowledged at the time.
He acknowledged at the time that he was putting too much pressure on himself.
Anouilh's words were prophetic, but Beckett's accomplishment was not universally acknowledged at the time.
The idea was "probably not politically correct," he acknowledged at the time.
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He is accused of deleting messages from his phone that suggested oil was gushing out at a much higher rate than BP was acknowledging at the time.
The Justices may not have been ready to acknowledge, at the time, that they were ruling on a fifty-state right to same-sex marriage.
On the other, the historical record suggests that key regulators opted for inaction despite privately acknowledging at the time that Primodos was superfluous.
This is despite all parties acknowledging, at the time, that they were in the midst of an international maelstrom and broadly endorsing, applauding even, Gordon Brown's reaction to events.
While acknowledging at the time that he was an imperfect messenger because of his role in the Clinton administration's fund-raising, Mr. Gore said he would make campaign finance reform a priority of his campaign.
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