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acquiesced

[ak-wee-est] / ˌæk wiˈɛst /


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Moscow acquiesced to the Chinese yuan to be the primary currency for a planned regional-development bank covering Central Asia, known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Development Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

He made a case to your grandmother to reduce your inheritance to 10% from one-third and she acquiesced.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Motion Picture Association and the U.S. ambassador to Canada had pressed the country to change the policy, and the government acquiesced late Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

It felt like he had that level of power, and everyone essentially acquiesced and you had this sort of anticipatory obedience.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Isa gestured for them to come out, and they both acquiesced without bothering to put on jackets.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser



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