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accede

[ak-seed] / ækˈsid /


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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

"I am prepared to accede to the prosecution's request" said presiding judge Joanna Korner.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

After months of negotiations hit a wall, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a statement Thursday night that “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”

From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026

“We cannot in good conscience accede to their request,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Victoria Forester, however, was used to having her own way, and, if all else failed, or even if it did not, she would appeal to her father, and he would accede to her demands.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

By the next day Blanche had acceded to the senators' request, releasing two letters that Tillis and Cornyn said satisfied their concerns.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

When Simo joined OpenAI, her new company acceded to the wishes of her old company, Kundu said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 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

She has been part of Sanchez's inner circle since he acceded to power in 2018.

From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2023

Having acceded to her husband’s indulgent discipline throughout Ernest’s childhood and adolescence, Gunda now put her foot down, insisting that he attend St. Olaf College, a cloistered Lutheran institution in frigid Northfield, Minnesota.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

Before acceding to the throne, Charles used tax breaks, offshore accounts and canny real estate investments to turn his royal estate into a billion-dollar business.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

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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