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accede

[ak-seed] / ækˈsid /


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

From Barron's May 27, 2026

After both sides went back and forth with proposals, Amodei on Feb. 26 said publicly that the company was declining the Defense Department’s latest offer and couldn’t accede to its requests.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

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

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

Those who accede to the Executive’s demands, too, will be in the clear.

From Slate Jul. 9, 2025

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

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

At the time, veterans’ attorney Roman Silberfeld raised no objection, and Carter acceded.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2025

His fellow diplomats acceded, but that says nothing about what Golani does.

From Slate Dec. 9, 2024

In a statement, it said its forces at Al Shifa had acceded to a request from its director to "expand and assist" in further voluntary evacuations via a "secure route".

From Reuters Nov. 18, 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

In 2018, she pledged that 2022 would be her last year as House Democratic leader, acceding to a term limit to quell an uprising and secure a second stint as speaker.

From New York Times Aug. 13, 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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