accede
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"I am prepared to accede to the prosecution's request" said presiding judge Joanna Korner.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei had refused: “We cannot in good conscience accede to their request,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Those who accede to the Executive’s demands, too, will be in the clear.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2025
He can decide whether to accede or contest his extradition.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
What could she do but accede, praying that her father would live until her return?
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
When Simo joined OpenAI, her new company acceded to the wishes of her old company, Kundu said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
His fellow diplomats acceded, but that says nothing about what Golani does.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2024
Isaac Mwaura, spokesperson for the current Kenyan government, told the BBC that the authorities were "very co-operative with the protesters and acceded to the demands, including the president not assenting to the finance bill".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
Xi acceded to U.S. requests on other issues, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
I reluctantly acceded; I yearned to spend my second night of freedom under my own roof.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
In response, Samsung's management said the talks failed because "acceding to the labour union's excessive demands would risk undermining the fundamental principles of the company's management".
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
The apartheid government under President F.W. de Klerk dismantled its nuclear weapons and associated facilities in an orderly process—before acceding to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
What it emphatically cannot mean is acceding to powerlessness in the face of a bunch of institutions that are working to make it seem as if their omnipotence is inevitable, or irrevocable, or constitutionally overdetermined.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
Despite not acceding to the family’s request for life sentences, they said they were happy with the outcome and that justice had been served.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
A few years prior, Mrs. Piatigorsky had been criticized in some quarters for not acceding to Fischer’s demands for the 1963 tournament, which had led to his not playing.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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