concede

I’m sure some voters take issue with that characterization, and I’ll concede that the range and variety of nominees have been better in recent years than many others.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

When the company recently released its policy blueprint for the “Intelligence Age,” it had to concede that the economic disruption heading our way is unlike anything we’ve seen before.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

“I concede this as a departure from the partisan political arena,” Pelosi said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

That's Erling Haaland versus an Ivory Coast defence that did not concede in 10 qualifiers.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

“Until the end of dinner, at least. Mr. Katz refuses to concede to the workers’ demands, so I suspect the strike will continue through tomorrow.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

An ally concedes: "He has that strong sense of self – but it does waver sometimes."

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

This is where an actor widely known for one long-running role, usually on television, finally concedes that disappearing into another character is all but impossible.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

“If Pillarhenge is completed and Pinky goes into the lobby or something, that’s all right, I guess,” Flod concedes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

It ends, several years and several billion dollars later, when somebody concedes via a 14-page post at 1 in the morning.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026

At his insistence, she concedes and makes him an American dinner once a week as a treat, Shake ’n Bake chicken or Hamburger Helper prepared with ground lamb.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

A greater national investment in mental health care might even lighten his own load, he conceded.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Fleetwood conceded an over-zealous approach on the ninth - which bounded through the baked green and led to a bogey - was a "terrible mistake".

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

He conceded that the 1898 Supreme Court opinion in U.S. v.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

They have the highest on-base-plus-slugging percentage in the major leagues and have conceded the fewest runs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Darbishire resisted at first, but he could no longer deny the data; he ultimately conceded the point.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson said he was "deeply sorry", conceding that "the information contained within these devices would have inspired further investigative action".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

If IBM can’t tell investors what the next two quarters look like, it’s conceding it doesn’t know when its customers will come back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

"You can shape a treatment to fit the belief system without explicitly endorsing it," French said, conceding an exorcism might even have a beneficial placebo effect in some cases.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

It was a similar situation under former manager Gareth Southgate when they went 1-0 in front against Italy in the Euro 2021 final before conceding an equaliser and losing on penalties.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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