EditorialRepublican presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivers his concession speech during his election night rally in Boston, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Nov 2012
EditorialA concession stand sells popcorn and vinyl records at the Mahoning Drive-In in Leighton, Pa. on June 12, 2021. (Amanda Mustard/The New York Times)
EditorialA concession stand at the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Sheppard family concession stand — a pandemic addition to the basement theater they built in 2018, at their home in Indianapolis, Feb. 16, 2021. (Stacy Able/The New York Times)
EditorialA Marine stand watch outside the West Wing entry of the White House in Washington on Wednesday evening, Jan. 13, 2021, indicating that President Donald Trump is in the Oval Office. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) addresses her weekly news conference in Washington on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (Oliver Contreras/The New York Times)
EditorialDemocratic candidate for Senate Jaime Harrison leaves the stage after delivering his concession speech at Curtiss Wright Hangar in Columbia, S.C., Nov. 3, 2020. (Cameron Pollack/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington from playing golf after news organizations declared Joe Biden the winner of the presidential election, Nov. 7, 2020. (Oliver Contreras/The New York Times)
EditorialDemocratic candidate for Senate, Jaime Harrison delivers his concession speech at his election party at Curtiss Wright Hangar in Columbia, S.C., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Harrison lost to incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). (Cameron Pollack/The New York Times)
EditorialMarkings on the ground ensure that customers stand apart at a concession stand at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2020. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom cabdrivers to concession cashiers, workers supported by Chicago's airports wonder when - or if - they'll go back. 'I don't see a future.'
EditorialHillary Clinton, accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, left, and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), gives her concession speech after losing the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, in New York, Nov. 9, 2016. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialThen Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) smiles during his concession speech to supporters in Middleton, Wisc., Nov. 2, 2010. (Narayan Mahon/The New York Times)