cede
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Some of the film’s finest moments involve O’Connor ceding the spotlight to his co-stars, each of them so offhandedly genuine one might assume Walker-Silverman gathered actual wildfire survivors.
From Los Angeles Times
He seems to find it dubious that the treaty that ceded this land will bring about lasting peace.
From Los Angeles Times
Perry said that, among other objections, Ukraine was very unlikely to cede territory it still controls, abandon key weaponry and halve the size of its armed forces.
From MarketWatch
He has emphatically rejected the notion of ceding territory in eastern Ukraine, a core demand for Moscow.
Russian troops are making slow advances on the front and Putin has demanded Kyiv ceded more territory and renounce Western military support if it wants Moscow to halt its invasion.
From Barron's
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