concede
Example Sentences
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As Bryan Walsh wrote in Vox: “Once you’ve conceded that the machine is the final authority on whether a call is right…you’ve quietly eliminated the case for having the human there at all.”
It led a senior House Democrat, Virginia’s Don Beyer, to concede the tactic isn’t forcing any change and “in the meantime, we’re making people hurt.”
They made three eagles in a row before Jupiter conceded the match and the tournament on the 10th hole.
From BBC
"At home they have conceded 28 goals, only Wolves have conceded more. This is collectively poor and the manager is in a precarious position."
From BBC
"Fuel prices rose but fares didn't, so they're losing money," the 35-year-old told AFP outside one of Manila's ubiquitous jeepney terminals, while conceding she was struggling to make ends meet herself.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
