accede

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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

"These threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request," Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said in a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

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

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2025

The Iranians are unlikely to fully accede to American demands unless they truly feel that they have their backs to the wall, and even then, they are unusually effective negotiators.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

Victoria Forester, however, was used to having her own way, and, if all else failed, or even if it did not, she would appeal to her father, and he would accede to her demands.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman