concede

“Any further strength here and you would have to concede a new leg higher for the space.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Prosecutors frequently use DNA testing to match someone to a crime as a means of getting a guilty verdict, and they are not willing to concede that that same evidence also proves innocence.”

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

The vote proved too close to call on Tuesday evening, but by Wednesday morning, El-Sayed had claimed the win, and Stevens had phoned him to concede.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

And on this point, the Norwegians are willing to concede that they are underdogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

She was to concede that she may have attributed more deliberation than was feasible to her thirteen-year-old self.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Even the abolitionist Death Penalty Information Center concedes that “there is no way to tell how many of the … people executed since 1976 may … have been innocent.”

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

Hickman, reached by email by MarketWatch, concedes that he is not sure.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Having been enjoyably candid about his goals for the summer - smashing a 27-year-old standard and winning Games gold - Kerr concedes there is relief about following word with deed.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

It also concedes that neither the inclusion of ARCHES, nor any other grants in the October tranche, was “based on any programmatic, statutory, cost-reduction, or performance-based factor.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

He concedes that outrage and hazard do not carry equal weight in his risk equation.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

The judges conceded that the Hong Kong Alliance leaders had “not used or advocated violence or the threat of violence.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Tried to battle physically with Havertz but part of a back four that conceded three.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

“We’re not all going to agree on everything,” Crowley conceded to Politico on Thursday.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

With just one more goal scored and one more conceded, they finished with the same goal difference and just two points more than they did in 2015-16.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“But then again,” Alexander conceded, “I don’t have nice nails and I can buy whatever I want.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

After conceding, Stevens sent a similar signal in a statement:

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Max , 32, chuckled Wednesday when informed of that wisecrack, conceding that he’s got some pretty stiff competition in his family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Saliba, 25, made 50 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal last season and his formidable partnership with team-mate Gabriel was a big factor in them conceding fewer goals than anyone else in the division.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

If IBM can’t tell investors what the next two quarters look like, it’s conceding it doesn’t know when its customers will come back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

That’s even softer than a crew suggestion, because the speaker is conceding that he’s not in charge.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell