relent
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The heat is expected to relent by the weekend with temperatures in the mid-80s and even a chance of light showers on Sunday as Hurricane Rachel continues its path across the Pacific Ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Anthropic has made it clear that it won’t relent on limits on its models’ use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
But data from last month showed apparel makers appeared to relent, as costs from the Iran war and the U.S.-led trade war pile up.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the Government "won't relent in our fight against antisemitism and terror".
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
In the end the governments had to relent in the face of commercial pressure.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
When he finally relents, she discovers that the invading Nazi army has razed her shtetl and that its inhabitants, including her parents, are gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
One agent blocks one of the men helping Parias by the car door, but quickly relents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
“OK, I think I can,” he relents, before chortling and adding: “I seriously don’t want to.”
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
When Tevye relents, Motl launches into "Miracle of Miracles," celebrating the fact that the butcher's money couldn't buy him love, along with the fact that:
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2023
No, she doesn’t want to take us around the house, because she already explained everything to the office on the phone, but Maddy stands there, with Rosalie and me behind her, until she relents.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
She later relented amid intense public pressure to launch an investigation into Pretti’s killing, but was criticized for assigning inexperienced staff and not taking the probe seriously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Even after NBC relented, it ordered only a scant four episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Football Association and the Football League relented before the start of the 1979-80 season, but sponsors' logos still had to be removed for televised games and all cup ties.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
After some back and forth, McElwee relented, letting Adrian try his slow zooms and dynamic shots.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
It had relented about forty minutes after her prediction.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Iran’s leaders aren’t showing signs of relenting despite the continued attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Now, it seems, the nuclear engineers are relenting.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
He made that argument repeatedly, starting several decades ago and relenting only recently.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
UC says it negotiated over government asks to provide employee data — first offering redacted files — before relenting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
But the fever showed no sign of relenting.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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