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capitulating

verb as in give in

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At a time when capitulating to the mainstream was regarded as selling out, R.E.M.’s move to a major label stung, as if the band had sloughed off its loyalists for the teeming masses.

Australia, who defeated Argentina the week before, led 20-3 in Santa Fe before capitulating in the second half.

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Would that more institutions took that stand, instead of capitulating to a dishonest, braying mob.

A group of prominent musicians, including the conductor Simon Rattle, the pianist Martha Argerich and the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter published a statement on Thursday condemning the hall, saying it was capitulating to protesters.

The Scottish Greens say the end of power-sharing shows the SNP "capitulating to reactionary forces".

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