conceded

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Carlson briefly conceded the point—“I wouldn’t disagree”—but quickly returned to his initial premise.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

As Bryan Walsh wrote in Vox: “Once you’ve conceded that the machine is the final authority on whether a call is right…you’ve quietly eliminated the case for having the human there at all.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Ward conceded "there are more graceful ways you can do that".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Ranked 71st in the world, the Bosnians were edged out of automatic qualification by Austria when they conceded late in a final group game decider in Vienna.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Later, after visiting the Bozeman library and consulting Sibley, Roy’s father conceded that Roy had been right.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen