concession
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The administrators have won a key non-wage concession: a recognition of a 40-hour work week, with flex time off to compensate for weeks of more than 40 hours.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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
“I just wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that all proceeds from today’s concession sales are going to benefit the American Schizophrenia Association.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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