concessions

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To be sure, China, the primary buyer of Iranian oil, has largely stayed on the sidelines during the Iran war and has avoided applying pressure on Tehran to make concessions to the U.S.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Meanwhile, its dominance of the rare earths industry gives it a key bargaining chip in extracting concessions from Washington.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The stadium operates under a revenue-sharing agreement in which the Rose Bowl takes a percentage of ticket sales, concessions and parking.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Senior U.S. officials insist the crisis in the strait and Tehran’s refusal to make nuclear concessions will prove an afterthought once Trump and Xi step into the Great Hall for trade talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Occasionally a man would sell warm soft drinks out of a cardboard box, but that was it in terms of concessions.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris