cede
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But race director Charlie Whiting did not notice that Alonso had let Klien back past, and after some discussions with the Renault team, he demanded Alonso cede the position.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
They don’t like to cede control, least of all over something they assumed they’d control forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Importantly, integrating Claude into Salesforce’s platform causes Salesforce to cede control of its user interface layer in some ways; the company must give up control of where users access Salesforce data from, for instance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Gracious of George Lucas to cede turf to the one movie as beloved as “Star Wars.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
It helps to keep in mind that all but four end with cede.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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To get the upfront tax deduction, the donor cedes legal control of the donated funds to the DAF sponsor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
As OpenAI matures, anticipate it will inevitably build an in-house advertising software platform to capture the spend it currently cedes to third parties.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
In this case, Davis is more amused than embarrassed, and soon cedes the new man to Winnie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
How companies respond will determine whether the US continues to lead in innovation and talent - or cedes ground to more welcoming economies.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
March 28th.—Treaty of Peace between France and Naples, who cedes Elba and Piombino.
From Napoleon's Letters to Josephine by Henry Foljambe Hall
It has also ceded its position as the Nordic country's second-largest political force.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
When the Buss family ceded majority control of the Lakers in 2025, the franchise was worth nearly 150 times what their patriarch had paid for it in 1979.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Every one of the 13 penalties England conceded sapped their momentum, ceded territory and ratcheted up pressure.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Wilson has criticized the company for years, arguing publicly that it has lost its cool and ceded its leadership in the technical-apparel industry to newer rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
All occupied territories in France and Belgium were to be evacuated immediately, and all territory conquered in eastern Europe since 1914, including lands ceded by Russia at Brest-Litovsk, was to be surrendered.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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In an interview with Bill Moyers shared by the Berry Center in 2025, Berry said that he and his compatriots had had enough of the state government ceding control of resources to the coal companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Yosemite NPS Employees Union said it was "appalled" by the ceding of public lands for private interests, calling the proposed trade "antithetical to what we stand for" as stewards of the park.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Once in office, she championed issues that had mattered to him, including ceding control of the Panama Canal.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Some of them are said to be concerned that the company risks ceding ground to rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, among others.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Gramps lay down on the bed and stared up at the ceding.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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