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has ceded

  • present perfect of cede (3rd person singular).

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But he has ceded the quest for chart-topping hits to younger rappers, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 2025

Already, he has ceded the more rural-America-LARP visuals to Eric and Donald Trump Jr., who have both grown full beards and are off launching hunting magazines.

From Slate Jan. 31, 2024

Sen. Dianne Feinstein has ceded power of attorney to her daughter to fight two intra-family lawsuits, as she faces calls to resign her seat in Congress over questions of her cognitive abilities.

From Washington Times Aug. 4, 2023

Analysis: After slugging their way to a 13-0 start, Tampa Bay has ceded first place to Baltimore.

From Seattle Times Aug. 2, 2023

Spain has ceded Louisiana to France, and France has excluded Americans from New Orleans, and the navigation of the Mississippi.

From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas