concede

But he did concede that it would be difficult to turn down the offer of a ministerial post from the prime minister.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Mr. Mamdani will soon have to concede the point or fade rapidly in political relevance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The vote proved too close to call on Tuesday evening, but by Wednesday morning, El-Sayed had claimed the win, and Stevens had phoned him to concede.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

I’m sure some voters take issue with that characterization, and I’ll concede that the range and variety of nominees have been better in recent years than many others.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

It was Mapper’s turn to concede the point, but he did so as if he’d somehow won the whole argument.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Even the abolitionist Death Penalty Information Center concedes that “there is no way to tell how many of the … people executed since 1976 may … have been innocent.”

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

Nobody, Sobel concedes, knows how large that effect is.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Hickman, reached by email by MarketWatch, concedes that he is not sure.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Nouzille concedes that these documents are not "final proof" that Libya was targeting Pan Am 103 flight, but he believes this is evidence of their modus operandi.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

“There are many paths to God,” concedes Mother Ermentrude.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

This week President Vladimir Putin conceded that attacks on industrial facilities and infrastructure "do inflict damage; this is obvious. We understand this, we see it."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Maybe it will benefit those who struggled defensively, like Liverpool, who conceded a league-high 19 times from set-pieces, followed by Chelsea and Newcastle on 17.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“We’re not all going to agree on everything,” Crowley conceded to Politico on Thursday.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

McInnes conceded Rangers lost control of the game after the break, when he replaced Thelo Aasgaard with full-back Ross McCrorie and moved from three at the back to four.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

She laughed nervously, then conceded, “Just like my parents.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

I’ve been wrestling with Jason Statham for a decade and I’m finally conceding defeat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

After conceding, Stevens sent a similar signal in a statement:

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves took five wickets without conceding a run in an incredible spell of bowling on day three of the first Test against Pakistan.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

If IBM can’t tell investors what the next two quarters look like, it’s conceding it doesn’t know when its customers will come back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

July arrived and on Seabiscuit went, back to Empire City, where he won the mile-and-three-sixteenths Butler Handicap while conceding between seven and twenty-two pounds to the rest of the field.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand