relent
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I relent that I’m both a lapsed fashion student and someone who spent their adolescence and early teens marveling at Jacobs’ designs and Coppola’s films.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Eventually, despite their fears over how their daughter would be judged by Iraqi society, Hadi convinced Nayef’s parents to relent and let her participate.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
“But I’m finishing a paper,” a straight-A teen might say, in which case they would relent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Spare a thought then for Switzerland, which has been hit with punitive tariffs of 39%, and has so far been unable to persuade the US president to relent.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
She says it like she expects him to relent, but her wide eyes and ashen face suggest otherwise.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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