relent

There’s little indication that purchase-price pressures will relent soon.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 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

“We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated, but we do so on our timeline and at our choosing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

The chorus of grizzling was so loud and long that I was surprised she didn’t relent and go back on her plan.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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

This glimmer of empathy is struck in the middle of a mess they’re both standing in, one in which the plumber could abandon the intellectual but relents, realizing she’s done nothing to deserve such inhumanity.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024

She relents, and I’m off down the hallway with her right behind me.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

Her mother ultimately relented and let her daughter attend art school, but Kusama ached to stretch beyond the country’s traditional Nihonga painting style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

After some back and forth, McElwee relented, letting Adrian try his slow zooms and dynamic shots.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

But Sinner had made up his mind and, with his parents as advocates, Piatti relented.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Mother relented, allowing her daughters to spread the spirit circles into nearby smaller cities.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Iran’s leaders aren’t showing signs of relenting despite the continued attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The relatively benign positioning outlook then allows JPMorgan to concentrate more on the fundamental momentum that shows no signs of relenting in the tech/AI space that is now broadening out into industrials and financials.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

The uncertainty and difficulties that have followed Sterling's career for 12 months show no sign of relenting.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025

Amazon, seemingly confident that the price will be small, has shown no signs of relenting.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024

Then days and months grew full and waned, the year went wheeling round, the seasons came again, before at last the power of Iphiklos, relenting, freed the prisoner, who foretold all things to him.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer