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The Romanian filmmaker’s stoic drama is designed to provoke viewers in opposite directions, snaring them in waiting traps and causing them to concede in agony, “You have a point!”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

They concede that the operating environment in France is tough and that dividends will likely be lower in 2027, but point to several positives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Throughout his time, Hibs had a ruinous capacity to concede late goals that checked momentum and made the search for the holy grail of consistency all the harder.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

But Hanako raised her chin and refused to concede.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

It is an impressive undertaking to circumnavigate the globe, even if, as the book’s subtitle concedes, Ms. Brauer’s challenge is “Sailing Solo but Not Alone.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

They concedes that "there is more to do, but we are determined to return cancer performance to the standards people rightly expect".

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

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

The proposer of the game is quiet for half an hour, then finally shrugs and concedes defeat.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Chelsea remain a work in progress and conceded again through poor set-piece defending for Evanilson's goal.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

In his latest interview with Axios Sunday, Bessent backtracked and conceded, “I can’t control the bond market.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

With four goals scored and none conceded, O'Neill's side are in great shape at the halfway point of the campaign.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

But the German automaker recently conceded that the agreed plan wouldn’t be enough, warning that it needed to do more in its fight against mounting industry headwinds to remain competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Though Roosevelt had conceded to Rondon’s wish to stay, he pushed Rondon to send someone to scout the area ahead of them.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

India bowlers Krishna and Naman Dhir picked up injuries while paceman Auqib Nabi had a debut to forget - conceding 84 runs, the fourth-most by an Indian winning his first ODI cap.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

But after starring in Burnley's successful promotion in 2024-25 and the Clarets conceding just 16 goals, Trafford returned to City for £27m last summer with the hope of being Pep Guardiola's number one.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

There is one conclusion to draw from that statistic: It is becoming increasingly urgent for Alonso to stop Chelsea from conceding.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The German had won all five of their previous matchups, on three different surfaces, while conceding just one set.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Now here was Gottlieb, conceding a potentially catastrophic error.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson