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The club has conceded just 26 goals in 37 games and allowed just 2.4 shots on target per match, the lowest figure in Europe’s top five leagues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

That is why even the deputy White House chief of staff has conceded that congressional approval is likely necessary.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

Hundreds of Russian troops have entered the eastern city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine has conceded, and could be on the brink of capturing it.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Ford’s Farley has conceded that, when it comes to EVs, Americans want smaller, affordable models like those sold by Chinese automakers in markets outside the U.S., and not big, pricey trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

We doubt if any philosopher, equally profound and equally sincere, will ever find room in his conclusions for a greater measure of moral liberty than the "Théodicée" has conceded to man.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various