relent
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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
Sure, I can relent that “Project Hail Mary” is less urgent than this year’s best picture winner, “One Battle After Another,” and not as hyper-specifically relevant to our times as “Eddington.”
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
Sefia glared at the Arbitrator, but his eyes were stony and his jaw was set and she didn’t need the Vision to know he wasn’t going to relent.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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
If James relents on his no-trade clause, the Lakers can send him to a contender for one last hurrah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
“OK, I think I can,” he relents, before chortling and adding: “I seriously don’t want to.”
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
Ishido relents to save face, but Mariko’s victory is short-lived.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2024
I’m tempted to camp out on her front porch until she relents.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
While Platner—whose lead in the race had evaporated after a previous wave of stories about his relationship history—has not yet relented, he has suggested that he’s reassessing his run.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Ohtani eventually relented a second run with two outs in the fourth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
He finally relented and gave me some money.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
Pakistan relented on their original decision to boycott the fixture in solidarity with Bangladesh, who had to forfeit their place in this T20 World Cup when refused dispensation to play their games outside of India.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
Still, remembering how I’d needed to borrow Connor’s lantern, I relented and grabbed one.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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
Amazon, seemingly confident that the price will be small, has shown no signs of relenting.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024
I say, relenting, letting him know I still take him seriously.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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