relent
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The unusually high temperatures won’t even relent much for those living along the coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
There’s little indication that purchase-price pressures will relent soon.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Wembanyama stops drive after drive, but the Knicks don’t relent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the Government "won't relent in our fight against antisemitism and terror".
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
I sobbed, begging my mother to let me go, telling her that I would never write such words again; but she did not relent until the last soap-word had been cleaned away.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
When he finally relents, she discovers that the invading Nazi army has razed her shtetl and that its inhabitants, including her parents, are gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
One agent blocks one of the men helping Parias by the car door, but quickly relents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
“OK, I think I can,” he relents, before chortling and adding: “I seriously don’t want to.”
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
Although he's caught and returned to base, once he fulfills a crucial duty, Woodham relents and allows James to visit home.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
Hector Bowen eventually relents to his daughter’s insistence that they remain in New York, but he does so for his own purposes.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq relented and tried to resume the Test, but by then umpire Hair and partner Billy Doctrove had awarded the match to England.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
She pestered him to manage the property for timber production and eventually he relented.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
After some back and forth, McElwee relented, letting Adrian try his slow zooms and dynamic shots.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
While Platner—whose lead in the race had evaporated after a previous wave of stories about his relationship history—has not yet relented, he has suggested that he’s reassessing his run.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Eventually Mrs. Das relented when Mr. Das pointed out that he had given the girl her bath the night before.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Iran’s leaders aren’t showing signs of relenting despite the continued attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The relatively benign positioning outlook then allows JPMorgan to concentrate more on the fundamental momentum that shows no signs of relenting in the tech/AI space that is now broadening out into industrials and financials.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
But this has been a challenging season for Newcastle and it shows no signs of relenting.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
“Nope, not at all,” Foster continued, before finally relenting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
But the fever showed no sign of relenting.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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