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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
cede .
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Examples
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Never mind that even the Palestinian terrorists have bragged that they were using civilians as decoys and shields and that they were booby-trapping the buildings and making bombs and hiding amongst civilians, which last I checked kind of cedes any moral ground and vitiates any claims of victim of war crimes.
Archive 2002-05-01 2002
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Alyce Faye Eichelberger for it was she gets it in the neck for a tart 10 minutes, before spiky cedes to cosy and our host settles into rose-tinted reminiscence of his TV heyday.
John Cleese - review 2011
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(It cedes control of the river to Drakesfall and supplements that city militarily to help keep it free of Impral control.)
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But when it comes to pure flavor, Guinness cedes its foamy crown to American-brewed Irish-style stouts.
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It makes one strangely fond of the 17-19C European wars, or at least the resolution: the winner gains a province, the loser cedes a province and a sum of money.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gaza Blockade Violence News You May Have Missed 2010
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In this new proposed arrangement, Amazon cedes a huge portion of its pricing control to the publisher.
John Brown – the author’s official site » 2010 » February 2010
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In this new proposed arrangement, Amazon cedes a huge portion of its pricing control to the publisher.
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The rebel National Libyan Council said Monday that there was no room for broad dialogue with the government of Moammar Gaddafi and insisted that reconciliation talks can take place only if he cedes power, Reuters reported.
Obama says military action against Libya possible; Gulf states call for no-fly zone in Libya 2011
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In this new proposed arrangement, Amazon cedes a huge portion of its pricing control to the publisher.
John Brown – the author’s official site » 2010 » February » 03 2010
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What The Big 0 does or doesn't do is one thing, but what their competition cedes to them is another something
Chasse was kicked or stomped in the back (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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