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The Vatican said the pope had acquiesced to the doctors’ request “with great regret.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Even if Putin had acquiesced to Kozak's plan, it remains uncertain if the war would have ended.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022

The House itself had acquiesced to such a move earlier Monday.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2019

On the day Cowperthwaite found out SeaWorld had acquiesced to public pressure, she was in the midst of filming the movie’s most harrowing scene: the moment Cpl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2017

Fitzwilliam afterwards stated that he told Pitt the step might be necessary and that he had acquiesced by his silence.

From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.