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concede

[kuhn-seed] / kənˈsid /


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They have still got goals in their team, as they showed against Fulham, but it was quite an open game and they always look like they will concede a few too.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Even many of those creating artificial intelligence now concede they can’t say with any degree of certainty that they know what it is doing, why it is doing it or if it is safe.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

“We don’t think it’s a bluff,” said Citrini in its report, but it did concede Bessent understands the value of an ability to scare investors into doing his job for him.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

To label mothers who struggle as lazy and selfish is also to concede that raising kids requires hard work and sacrifice.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

I look at him and concede with a little smile.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

He concedes that he “kind of went crazy for a little while” in snapping up shoes, owns hundreds of pairs, and it has become a bit of an issue at his Manhattan Beach home.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

"Burnham is a more formidable opponent," concedes Tim Montgomerie.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Even the abolitionist Death Penalty Information Center concedes that “there is no way to tell how many of the … people executed since 1976 may … have been innocent.”

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

“As Ms. Griffin herself concedes, she has no proof of the sexual abuse she recalled for the first time decades later while using psychedelics,” New York Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

“I’m not one hundred percent consistent about everything,” he concedes.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

It started with a 75-yard pick-six from King Rich on a snaking sideline return that gave Orange Lutheran a lead they never conceded.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

When he appeared on Chicken Shop Date, Garfield conceded it had been "vibey" between them for a while, although for some viewers the encounter didn't live up to expectations.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

He conceded that the move would require Congress to change the law barring living persons from appearing on currency.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

He conceded the announcement will mean "hundreds" more people stay in prison, meaning additional space will need to be found in a system that is more than 97% full in England and Wales.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Interviewed later, one of the men conceded that the painting was nice, saying, "Sure, I liked it okay."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

He is happy to call ChatGPT intelligent without conceding that it is conscious: How could it be, when it has no feelings, no central nervous system?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

They are still free-scoring, but they are conceding loads of goals too.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Those fault lines are much clearer now and Iraola will know that his midfield must become harder to break down or else his side will keep on conceding.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The only variable is how much they spend before conceding.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

July arrived and on Seabiscuit went, back to Empire City, where he won the mile-and-three-sixteenths Butler Handicap while conceding between seven and twenty-two pounds to the rest of the field.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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