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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
concede .
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Examples
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The marketing effort behind this bill, which even Ezra Klein concedes is a REPUBLICAN bill has been part of what is so offensive.
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Coming from Kansas, Torain concedes he's "a little bit country," which might help explain his soft-spoken demeanor.
For Redskins' running game, Ryan Torain may be what the doctor ordered Rick Maese 2010
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That said, he concedes from the outset that the Constitution and the American federal system of government has undergone a substantial evolution over the past two centuries.
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First, why would he want to include in a high-profile library of African-American literarure a novelist he readily concedes is "mediocre"?
Literary Study 2009
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In any case, after applying this reliable selection method, once called the trial by ordeal, we have precipitated out the present inmates of what he concedes is a gulag.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Out of earshot of his troops, Martin concedes, "This is a lot of wear and tear."
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Sounding a lot like his contemporary [can I use that word to compare a Liberal leader only two years ago to one today?], Stephane Dion, Mr. Martin concedes his defeat, but by explaining that it was only because they did not win the “communications battle” to explain to voters the truth behind the sponsorship scandal and that Paul Martin had no knowledge of the events.
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Mr. Stark said he was thinking beyond the FISA vote, which he concedes is all but lost.
Obama Backlash in His Online Backyard - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Mr. Stark said he was thinking beyond the FISA vote, which he concedes is all but lost.
Obama Backlash in His Online Backyard - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Sounding a lot like his contemporary [can I use that word to compare a Liberal leader only two years ago to one today?], Stephane Dion, Mr. Martin concedes his defeat, but by explaining that it was only because they did not win the “communications battle” to explain to voters the truth behind the sponsorship scandal and that Paul Martin had no knowledge of the events.
A Bitter Paul Martin Returns Backstabbing Favour To Chretien « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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