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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.

From BBC

Sometime around 3 a.m. a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy announced on a bullhorn that it was time to evacuate and Montanez relented.

But in the past it has relented under the threat of tariffs that could cripple its economy.

Pence refused, and on one occasion, Trump told him "hundreds of thousands" of people would "hate his guts" if he did not relent.

From BBC

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

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