concede

I’m sure some voters take issue with that characterization, and I’ll concede that the range and variety of nominees have been better in recent years than many others.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

When the company recently released its policy blueprint for the “Intelligence Age,” it had to concede that the economic disruption heading our way is unlike anything we’ve seen before.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

El Tri is averaging two goals a game and has yet to concede one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

That's Erling Haaland versus an Ivory Coast defence that did not concede in 10 qualifiers.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Negro life in America was a never-ending series of negotiations: when to fight and when to concede.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

An ally concedes: "He has that strong sense of self – but it does waver sometimes."

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

This is where an actor widely known for one long-running role, usually on television, finally concedes that disappearing into another character is all but impossible.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

She loves being a farmer but concedes it is hard work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

He concedes the rings are closer to trophies than wearable jewelry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

At his insistence, she concedes and makes him an American dinner once a week as a treat, Shake ’n Bake chicken or Hamburger Helper prepared with ground lamb.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Fleetwood conceded an over-zealous approach on the ninth - which bounded through the baked green and led to a bogey - was a "terrible mistake".

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

IBM’s stock dropped 25%, the worst day in the company’s history, after Krishna conceded that “this quarter we faltered.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

A greater national investment in mental health care might even lighten his own load, he conceded.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

He conceded that the 1898 Supreme Court opinion in U.S. v.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

And with his stopwatch in his hand corrected to the astronomical clock in the shop, Father conceded that the first stroke of the English clock time after time coincided with the hour.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Tongue took one wicket in two matches and was expensive at Lord's, conceding 43 runs from five overs, while Mahmood took 2-52 in Cardiff but was rotated out for Tongue for the series finale.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

If IBM can’t tell investors what the next two quarters look like, it’s conceding it doesn’t know when its customers will come back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

"You can shape a treatment to fit the belief system without explicitly endorsing it," French said, conceding an exorcism might even have a beneficial placebo effect in some cases.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

France has bludgeoned the opposition, scoring 16 goals while conceding just two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

He insisted that the iridium had been deposited by volcanic action even while conceding in a newspaper interview that he had no actual evidence of it.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson