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They have so far rejected those calls, but the publication of this morning's meeting suggests they may be willing to accede to the last demand.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

"I am prepared to accede to the prosecution's request" said presiding judge Joanna Korner.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Anthropic also refuses to accede to the Pentagon’s demand for access to the AI system’s full capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

After months of negotiations hit a wall, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a statement Thursday night that “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”

From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026

Victoria Forester, however, was used to having her own way, and, if all else failed, or even if it did not, she would appeal to her father, and he would accede to her demands.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

When Simo joined OpenAI, her new company acceded to the wishes of her old company, Kundu said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

The hospital acceded to most of this request, but did not provide the identities of its child patients and their families and their confidential medical files.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

Countries that have ratified or acceded to the treaty are obligated to “prevent or punish” it.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2023

In a statement, it said its forces at Al Shifa had acceded to a request from its director to "expand and assist" in further voluntary evacuations via a "secure route".

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023

I reluctantly acceded; I yearned to spend my second night of freedom under my own roof.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

In response, Samsung's management said the talks failed because "acceding to the labour union's excessive demands would risk undermining the fundamental principles of the company's management".

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The apartheid government under President F.W. de Klerk dismantled its nuclear weapons and associated facilities in an orderly process—before acceding to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026

What it emphatically cannot mean is acceding to powerlessness in the face of a bunch of institutions that are working to make it seem as if their omnipotence is inevitable, or irrevocable, or constitutionally overdetermined.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025

Despite not acceding to the family’s request for life sentences, they said they were happy with the outcome and that justice had been served.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024

All of the sisters played chess with him, but acceding to his preference, they played Fischer Random.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady