concession

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The Duke of Norfolk, Edward Fitzalan-Howard, and Lord Carrington won the concession after raising concerns privately about the need to keep their role in organising state occasions.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

During a previous owners lockout, the association created a million-dollar fund to help pay the bills of stadium concession workers who were thrown out of work.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

This turnabout looks a lot like a concession to Jackson’s critiques.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

D’Arcy got an exclusive, 60-year concession to “exploit, develop, render suitable for trade, carry away and sell” Iran’s vast southern oil fields.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

But the delegates from the slave states threatened to walk out of the convention if they did not get this important concession.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis