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concession

[kuhn-sesh-uhn] / kənˈsɛʃ ən /


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There were long lines both for Pulido T-shirts that cost up to $55 and for beer and cocktails at concession stands throughout the arena.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

A person willing to accept a lower financial return can ask how much additional social benefit that concession yields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The inability to deal with a free-kick, the failure to pick up the goalscorer in the first instance and then multiple calamities in the concession of the second goal.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Asia Pulp and Paper, a Singapore-registered firm, also insisted that fires in supplier concessions do not "necessarily mean that land was deliberately burned or that the concession holder was responsible for starting the fire."

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Any concession to British economic and military power, no matter how strategically astute, seemed a betrayal of the very independence won in the Revolution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The measure “will also drive up the cost of operating a sports team in California, increasing the price of tickets, concessions and merchandise,” said Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

When my husband and I bought our home, we knew we were making concessions: the neighborhood, the proximity to friends.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Both are seasoned veterans of political confrontations, capable of negotiating but reluctant to make concessions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

To seal the deal, Tan intervened with 11th-hour concessions, agreeing to higher interest rates and guarantees to cover an Anthropic default.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

My parents made many concessions to allow me to practice.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan


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