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is ceding

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

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Today, Catholicism risks losing its status as the majority religion in Brazil, and the church is ceding ground across the whole region.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Ait-Nouri's arrival tells us Guardiola is done with packing midfielders into the team and is ceding some control in favour of more urgent, vertical attacking football.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2025

Atkins, a Democrat, is leaving the Senate after this year because of term limits, and she is ceding her leadership post next week.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

As stock markets pause to take stock, the dollar too is ceding a bit of ground mainly to sterling and the Canadian dollar , and a bit to the euro .

From Reuters May 16, 2023

The ad-funded business model that’s long subsidized web surfing is ceding ground to a less centralized economy which aims to replace middleman publishers with direct-to-consumer transactions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2021