concession

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Photos posted on social media show concession stand signs stating that free refills were available only on the day of purchase.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

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

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

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

“Simply by granting” the oil concession, Kinzer wrote, Mozaffar ad-Din “shaped all of subsequent Iranian history.”

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

At three o’clock, however, the manager of the concession, G. F. Morgan, checked his instruments and noted a sudden decline in barometric pressure, evidence that a storm was forming.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson