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accede

[ak-seed] / ækˈsid /


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He resists Anna Magdalena’s urgent pleading that he accede to the invitation from Frederick to visit him at his Potsdam court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

"These threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request," Amodei said.

From BBC ● 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

Nevertheless, he would accede to my request that he send it to the Proceedings of the National Academy.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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

The hospital acceded to most of this request, but did not provide the identities of its child patients and their families and their confidential medical files.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

Countries that have ratified or acceded to the treaty are obligated to “prevent or punish” it.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2023

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

All of the sisters played chess with him, but acceding to his preference, they played Fischer Random.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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