The phrase "acknowledged the status" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone recognizing or accepting a particular condition or situation.
Example: "During the meeting, she acknowledged the status of the project and its current challenges."
Alternatives: "recognized the situation" or "accepted the condition".
The Times assigns a live body to update the obit and, in the case of Mel Gussow, offered a note to the reader acknowledging the status of the author.
He was merely acknowledging the status quo: despite high unemployment of 14percentt, prospering Spain does want the cheap labor and the seasonal work provided by uncounted foreigners.
An armistice (November 1762) ended the protracted conflict, which was formally concluded by the Treaty of Hubertusburg (Feb. 16, 1763), acknowledging the status quo ante.
The movie does not neglect the mute, helpless suffering of the cows, but it also acknowledges the status anxiety of the managerial class, the aspirations of the working poor (legal and otherwise) and the frustrations of the dreaming young.
For instance, taking this approach, the Merkel government in Germany might acknowledge the status quo isn't working and speedily recapitalize the German banking system, while letting Ireland, Portugal and others off the hook for some of the money.
Thereupon, the Russian Orthodox Church immediately acknowledged the autocephalous status of the Orthodox Church of Czechoslovakia.
The American Film Institute acknowledged the iconic status of the scene from that film in which she and Burt Lancaster romped illicitly and passionately amidst crashing waves on a Hawaii beach.
Indeed, Merkel has acknowledged the "semi-hegemon" status, telling parliament in June that Germany may now be big and strong, but it is also overstretched and not big or strong enough to meet the expectations of rescuing the euro.
