concession
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Cliquet said the funds seek out companies subject to regulatory agreements or concession contracts that offer long-term cash flow, which helps drive predictable patterns of returns and capital preservation for investors in those businesses.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The police will have to make a concession, or the EFL will have to get creative.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
You can find a ho-hum plea for unity in her answer, as well as a guarded concession that Thanksgiving is a holiday that the vast majority of Americans cherish.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Her side won a partial concession: In late April, the city agreed to restore 17 parking spaces along several blocks of Archer, though shopkeepers call that a fraction of what was lost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The single concession she made to recognizing his family’s plight was that every Sunday morning Thula was allowed to send her children to the house for bowls of Cream of Wheat.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Carney's decision will also challenge the appetite among Canadians to accept some economic pain as Ottawa pushes for more US concessions.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The senior US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Canada had sought additional concessions that the United States was unable to provide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Still, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Canada "should fight" and not rush to make concessions.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Canadian officials have made lowering tariffs on sectors such as steel, aluminum, lumber and automobiles a priority in those trade negotiations and a condition for the country making concessions on U.S. demands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
He made a game of using his charm to gain concessions from his keepers.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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