conceding

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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

That performance came at a perfect time before this semi-final, with their win against Atletico completing an undefeated run to the final - with Arsenal conceding just six goals along the way.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“He’s conceding detention at this time,” one of his federal public defenders, Tezira Abe, told Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, according to CNBC.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

They can't stop scoring but equally, they can't stop conceding.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Oppenheimer was rare among theorists in conceding value to the uncomplicated perception of nature, free of abstractions, that happened to be Lawrence’s approach.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik