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accede

[ak-seed] / ækˈsid /


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They have so far rejected those calls, but the publication of this morning's meeting suggests they may be willing to accede to the last demand.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

"I am prepared to accede to the prosecution's request" said presiding judge Joanna Korner.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

After both sides went back and forth with proposals, Amodei on Feb. 26 said publicly that the company was declining the Defense Department’s latest offer and couldn’t accede to its requests.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

Those who accede to the Executive’s demands, too, will be in the clear.

From Slate Jul. 9, 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

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

Mirisch finally acceded, but he also imposed a tight budget.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2024

In a statement, it said its forces at Al Shifa had acceded to a request from its director to "expand and assist" in further voluntary evacuations via a "secure route".

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2023

The Physical Review soon acceded to a system by which it would accept articles on nuclear reactions but keep them in a vault, to be published after the conclusion of the war.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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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