concession
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The prisoner release scheme was a key concession by her administration to the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Bill Kowalczuk, an agent for Christie’s International Real Estate New York, tells the sellers he works with not to automatically reject an offer because it includes some sort of concession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
At issue was a reduction in the tariff on Canadian primary aluminum — a concession also expected for fabricated aluminum products.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
More specifically, it’s grass racing at Del Mar against Graham Motion, the East Coast trainer who in recent years has been more successful here than a margarita concession stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Jetta left to watch over Art’s wrestling practice in the auxiliary gym, and Theo retreated to the concession stand.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin of California signed the consent decree, binding the concessions that Paramount offered to end an antitrust challenge brought by 12 states.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
But for both leaders, this is a familiar outcome - a promise of more channels of communication, modest economic concessions and modest proposals to steady relations.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Gen. William Tong — who had signed on to the lawsuit — had said they needed more concessions, according to three knowledgeable sources close to the negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“These promises are extremely, exquisitely hard to enforce,” said Alvaro Bedoya, an antitrust lawyer who served on the Federal Trade Commission during the Biden administration, likening Paramount’s concessions to a pinkie promise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Maybe Monsieur Giannot would tell humorous stories about his friend the director, and in the morning the birds would sing and a fresh newspaper would announce the end of the invasion, reasonable concessions.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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