give ground
Example Sentences
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However, the notable absence of Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang on the trip could suggest the U.S. is less likely to give ground on technology restrictions.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
That will make it hard for her to give ground in the dispute with Brussels.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2022
“Iran may calculate that its unconstrained nuclear advances and unmonitored centrifuge production will put more pressure on the West to give ground in talks quickly,” Eurasia analyst Henry Rome said in a note.
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2021
The talks have been complicated by some outside groups refusing to give ground on key issues.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
He thought reason, opinion and authority should all give ground before experience, but he lacked the language in which to express this simple idea.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
