conceding that

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When renewal came due in 1994, Clinton granted MFN unconditionally, conceding that the strategy had “reached the end of its usefulness.”

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

While conceding that some petrol stations had run out of fuel, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said Monday the country was a "long way" from rationing.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

While stopping short of conceding that today's curlers will look out of shape by the 2034 Games, she does believe sweepers will become bigger, stronger, and able to put more pressure on the brush.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Mr. Mann is all but conceding that Glass Lewis has been pushing an agenda that wasn’t shared by its clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

When I persisted in my carping to the economists, they generally backed down a bit, conceding that while wages at the bottom are going up, they’re not going up very briskly.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich