verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dobbs finally relented and gave an interview to "People" magazine.
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He begged and begged to be allowed to go to the game, and in the end I relented.
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Marjorie finally relented and agreed to meet him.
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Prison officials relented and allowed Wilson to receive visits from his family.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Milosevic shows no sign he is willing to relent beyond token concessions.
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I imagined Ly Keang would relent , as she looked over her shoulder; but instead she increased her pace.
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Nothing they heard from New Hampshire gave them reason to relent in the slightest.
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Only the threat of a federal law suit moved the Park District to relent and end the weeks of obstruction.
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Only when police arrived with threats of £5,000 fines did they relent .
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Perhaps Ray would relent , or the community would ignore him.