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Even many of those creating artificial intelligence now concede they can’t say with any degree of certainty that they know what it is doing, why it is doing it or if it is safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

However, despite a promising start, Fery gifted his opponent the breakthrough with back-to-back double faults, before losing serve again to concede the first set.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

“We don’t think it’s a bluff,” said Citrini in its report, but it did concede Bessent understands the value of an ability to scare investors into doing his job for him.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Some AfD officials concede the campaign may have been a distraction and have quietly reached out to Steiner with assurances that her funding is secure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Some scientists who are willing to concede the potent effect of environmental radiation on man nevertheless question whether mutagenic chemicals can, as a practical proposition, have the same effect.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

He concedes that he “kind of went crazy for a little while” in snapping up shoes, owns hundreds of pairs, and it has become a bit of an issue at his Manhattan Beach home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

"Burnham is a more formidable opponent," concedes Tim Montgomerie.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

And he asked Mastro whether he concedes that rent-stabilized apartment owners’ net operating income—a measure of landlord profits that excludes their debt payments—increased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Even the abolitionist Death Penalty Information Center concedes that “there is no way to tell how many of the … people executed since 1976 may … have been innocent.”

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

In narration mode, Nixon concedes that the fund exists: “I, Senator Nixon, took $18,000 from a group of my supporters.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

When he appeared on Chicken Shop Date, Garfield conceded it had been "vibey" between them for a while, although for some viewers the encounter didn't live up to expectations.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

It started with a 75-yard pick-six from King Rich on a snaking sideline return that gave Orange Lutheran a lead they never conceded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

He conceded that the move would require Congress to change the law barring living persons from appearing on currency.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

They may not have a frontline spinner but Robinson, who conceded runs at just 1.29 per over across the Lord's Test, can effectively do the holding job of a slow bowler if needed.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Though Maurice conceded that the evidence for a helix was now overwhelming—the Stokes-Cochran-Crick theory clearly indicated that a helix must exist—this was not to him of major significance.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

In the third set, both players remained on serve without conceding a single break point to reach another tie-break.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

He is happy to call ChatGPT intelligent without conceding that it is conscious: How could it be, when it has no feelings, no central nervous system?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Tough opener and conceding within the first minute did not help Arbeloa's cause as he builds after taking over from Marco Silva.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The only variable is how much they spend before conceding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

When I persisted in my carping to the economists, they generally backed down a bit, conceding that while wages at the bottom are going up, they’re not going up very briskly.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich