cede
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The presentation marked Apple CEO Tim Cook's final appearance at the company's annual Worldwide developers conference -- Cook will cede the reins to longtime executive John Ternus in September.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Such conditions typically include requirements that the buyers cede control of certain parts of the combined railroad and concessions that allow other rail carriers access to its rail lines and facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“It would be a missed opportunity to cede this stage.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
The Chagos Islands are currently owned by the UK, but the British government has agreed to cede sovereignty of them to Mauritius and lease back the base on Diego Garcia.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Over the next two decades, the Osage were forced to cede nearly a hundred million acres of their ancestral land, ultimately finding refuge in a 50-by-125-mile area in southeastern Kansas.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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