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President Trump previously threatened to withhold wildfire aid unless his conditions were met, but appeared to relent and pledged to work with California when he visited the state last month.

When last we saw No-eul, she had seemingly relented and no longer opposed the other guards' scheme to sell the organs of eliminated players on the black market.

From Salon

Faced with Trump’s shut-the-border dictates, the couple has relented: They plan to return to Colombia — once they figure out a way to get there.

Many Democratic Party supporters attempted to pressure Biden to relent in his support of Israel as the war dragged on.

From Salon

During this phase of the talks, Hamas also relented on two long-standing demands: the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza in the first phase and a formal Israeli commitment to a total ceasefire.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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