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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

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 • Dec. 22, 2025

His acquiescence ended a months-long pressure campaign against a handful of Republicans to get them to drop the bill.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

The harm from Carr’s threat and the network’s acquiescence is enormous.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

Of course, for such a thing to happen, there has to be a kind of acquiescence on the part of the victims, some submerged belief that this treatment is deserved, or at least allowable.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston