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Example Sentences
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Historically, only BTS or solo members of the group managed to top the Hot 100 songs chart, and mostly just for one week before ceding the No. 1 position.
I emphasize “one” because this signals you’re willing to compromise — but not cede — all control to them on this or any future events.
From MarketWatch
The administration is ceding power back to states as well as instituting programs to encourage more state initiatives.
When times are tough, meatpackers historically close facilities and keep them idle for years rather than sell to a competitor and cede market share.
If the standard for airing a story became the government agreeing to be interviewed, she wrote, the network would cede editorial control.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
