acquiescence
Example Sentences
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In response, many leaders in the private sector—as well as in philanthropy, media, law and academia—have responded not with criticism, but with acquiescence and accommodation.
Call them the Fightin’ Chickens, a once-proud Irish program that demands acquiescence or it will take its ball and go home.
From Los Angeles Times
His acquiescence ended a months-long pressure campaign against a handful of Republicans to get them to drop the bill.
From Barron's
The harm from Carr’s threat and the network’s acquiescence is enormous.
From Salon
The most disturbing thing about it is the silence, the acquiescence, the normalization.
From Los Angeles Times
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