concede

Few observers expected either leader to concede peacefully.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“You would instead concede that dogs are unpredictable, so it was dumb to attach something dangerous to one.”

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Last thing you want to do is concede so early on," O'Neill said.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The exchanges would have had to concede that the crypto assets on their platforms were securities and operate under legacy rules and regulations designed for vastly different infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Now are you willing to concede that there is some faint connection, not necessarily between two eccentrics, but with a—um—general turn of mind that exists in some quarters across the water?”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

“Maybe not appropriate for the moment,” he concedes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Durham, the council chair, concedes Flock’s usefulness, but the scope of such searches troubles him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Carrick concedes the game still has niche appeal in Scotland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

He concedes that he “kind of went crazy for a little while” in snapping up shoes, owns hundreds of pairs, and it has become a bit of an issue at his Manhattan Beach home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Maybe, or perhaps, he concedes, he just mixed up the different locations, given everything on his mind.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

It’s on pace for the fewest conceded by any team since the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that went on to win the Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Both graciously conceded despite having some basis for challenging results.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

"The moment we learned that he had conceded defeat is one that, I am certain, no one from my generation will ever forget," 23-year-old medical student Milutin Kandic told AFP, referring to Vucic's concession.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Serbia's long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in the country's parliamentary election.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

“If the lady insists,” he conceded, and offered a small bow.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Is Myshkin conceding defeat, refusing to engage, or simply recognizing that he and Rogozhin have reached a spiritual impasse?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

O'Neill's side have now lost their last four European matches, conceding 14 goals in the process.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Spaniard oversaw the Reds' first away league win after conceding first since December 2023, ending a run of 19 winless away games when going 1-0 behind.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

It was a defensive masterclass and they delivered Bompastor's gameplan perfectly, capping off victory with a third successive clean sheet - a run of 315 minutes without conceding a goal.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

After more than three centuries of rule, the white minority was conceding defeat and turning over power to the black majority.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela