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“That doesn’t mean for a second that we don’t believe in the category, that we have any plans to cede distribution, or that we’re going to stop innovating. I would say just the opposite.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

While some analysts lauded Sparks’ move, others said it would hit revenue and cede market share to rivals like Adidas, which continues to sell via Topsports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

In return, they cede territorial access to the US military.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Gracious of George Lucas to cede turf to the one movie as beloved as “Star Wars.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Nor can I see why historians should cede many of the most interesting questions to other disciplines—politics, philosophy, sociology—simply because they require a consideration of beginnings and endings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

To get the upfront tax deduction, the donor cedes legal control of the donated funds to the DAF sponsor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The announcement answers long-simmering questions about a successor for 65-year-old Cook, who said he will become executive chairman of the board when he cedes Apple's CEO position.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

Safety Derwin James Jr. said he’s never been around a coach such as Harbaugh, who cedes the huddle to players at random.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024

"If you cross me, I'm just like my father / I am colder than Titanic water," she warns, before the song cedes way to the 18th Century aria, Caro Mio Ben.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024

The main army of science moves to the conquest of new worlds slowly and surely, nor ever cedes an inch of the territory gained.

From Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley by T. H. Huxley

Yet Ford has been increasingly interested in sedans, a vehicle category that Detroit automakers have ceded to foreign competitors such as Toyota and Honda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

London and Madrid have disputed control of Gibraltar since the tiny territory was ceded to Britain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The company fell behind during the rise of the mobile internet and ceded ground to rivals making processors for smartphones, data center servers and other devices in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

They won an important toss and rarely ceded the advantage of a 317-run opening stand between Tom Latham and Devon Conway.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

It promised to restore her lost provinces and ceded territories.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

In an interview with Bill Moyers shared by the Berry Center in 2025, Berry said that he and his compatriots had had enough of the state government ceding control of resources to the coal companies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Pregnancy and birth involve a level of ceding control for anyone who experiences them.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

Nvidia shares fell 5%, ceding the title of largest U.S. company by market cap to Apple, after a report on a $250 billion OpenAI project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Some of them are said to be concerned that the company risks ceding ground to rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, among others.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

The ceding was so high, it was lost in the gloom and layers upon layers of spiderwebs.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan