The phrase "acknowledging the worst" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the importance of recognizing negative aspects or difficult situations in various contexts, such as personal reflection, problem-solving, or addressing challenges.
Example: "In order to move forward, we must start by acknowledging the worst of our circumstances and learning from them."
Alternatives: "recognizing the harsh reality" or "facing the unpleasant truth".
In the meantime, we need to plan for the best while acknowledging the worst".
They cannot stop because, for them, a ceasefire at this stage would mean acknowledging the worst possible defeat".
They cannot stop (firing) because, for them, a ceasefire at this stage, whether by arrangement or not by arrangement, would mean acknowledging the worst possible defeat," Deputy Foreign Minister Tzachi Hanegbi told Israel's Channel Two TV.
The "London," from 1914, looks for the best in the human heart; Shostakovich and Prokofiev had to acknowledge the worst.
What is appealing about the views of Stanley Crouch, a columnist for The New York Daily News and a jazz critic, is that he fully acknowledges the worst about the contemporary American scene yet remains deeply optimistic about the country's future.
Perhaps this is what makes him the right person to direct the opening ceremony: the only way to project a "Best of Britain" spectacular with any conviction is to acknowledge the worst of it, too.
But how can anyone, however gifted, devise a plan that will at once acknowledge the worst attack in our country's history, rebuild 10 million square feet of office space for which there is no discernible market and renew Lower Manhattan?
So, one of the other things that is powerful about the public performances of Theater of War is [that] we can acknowledge the worst nightmare and people can speak truthfully about it and people will say what you just said and it will be acknowledged that not all veterans experience these things at this intensity.
Most of the literature I've been able to find on this subject shows great humility - and while acknowledging the possibility of worst-case scenarios, makes quite clear that the likelihood of those scenarios is very difficult to gauge.
In tandem with its newness, Berlin has acknowledged the very worst of its history with structures such as the Holocaust memorial near the Brandenburg Gate.
