accede
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They have so far rejected those calls, but the publication of this morning's meeting suggests they may be willing to accede to the last demand.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
In his judicious account of the affair, Mr. Alexander explains that he was initially reluctant to accede to their proposal, so uncertain was its constitutionality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"These threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request," Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Thursday, Amodei doubled down on his objections, saying that while the company continues to negotiate and wants to work with the Pentagon, “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
What could she do but accede, praying that her father would live until her return?
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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After major newspapers acceded to Kaczynski’s demand that they publish his 35,000-word “manifesto” in 1995, the bombings stopped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He said that his superiors told him to not to follow typical procedures to further its approvals based on perspective from the city attorney’s office and that the mayor acceded to that view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
His fellow diplomats acceded, but that says nothing about what Golani does.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2024
Isaac Mwaura, spokesperson for the current Kenyan government, told the BBC that the authorities were "very co-operative with the protesters and acceded to the demands, including the president not assenting to the finance bill".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
I reluctantly acceded; I yearned to spend my second night of freedom under my own roof.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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In response, Samsung's management said the talks failed because "acceding to the labour union's excessive demands would risk undermining the fundamental principles of the company's management".
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
The apartheid government under President F.W. de Klerk dismantled its nuclear weapons and associated facilities in an orderly process—before acceding to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
Despite not acceding to the family’s request for life sentences, they said they were happy with the outcome and that justice had been served.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
It is the world we are acceding to inhabit.
From Slate ● May 8, 2024
A few years prior, Mrs. Piatigorsky had been criticized in some quarters for not acceding to Fischer’s demands for the 1963 tournament, which had led to his not playing.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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