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are ceding

  • present progressive of cede.

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Now, with algorithms controlling not just weapons but entire military networks, humans are ceding wartime judgment to machines on an unprecedented scale.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

“We’re at an inflection point in the industry, where if we don’t at least get a bare minimum of protections, we are ceding the right to be replaced,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2023

"We can't operate the submarines ourselves. So in effect we are ceding some of our sovereignty to the US, and maybe Britain," Prof Gyngell says.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2021

Too many scientists are ceding responsibility to overstretched decision-makers and public-interest groups.

From Nature Nov. 12, 2018

But for the first time in its 44-year history, Rolling Stone editors are ceding to readers the final decision about what band to put on a forthcoming cover.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2011