concession
Example Sentences
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He claims to have secured decisive concessions that he rarely divulges and promises a resolution to the crisis, causing markets to swing dramatically.
From Barron's
European and Gulf officials said he would sometimes make brash threats and revisit concessions he had appeared to accept, frustrating progress toward an agreement.
Doing so could, in theory, cut off the nation's oil shipments, depriving the nation of much-needed revenue and forcing it to make greater concessions to the Americans in exchange for an end to hostilities.
From BBC
In his journalism, Mr. Self has written widely on the demise of the serious novel, and in his fiction he makes no concessions.
At the rally, leaders from three unions told the cheering crowd that the district needs to be more serious about making the concessions needed to reach an agreement.
From Los Angeles Times
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