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capitulation

[kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuhn] / kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən /


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Capitulation at the lower end of the spectrum could be the first crack for the economy.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Capitulation in financial jargon refers to a moment when investors lose all hope in a market rebound and simply try to save whatever is left by dumping their holdings.

From Reuters • May 23, 2022

Seeking to inherit an intact town, a 23-point Articles of Capitulation drawn up by a British Col.colonel,

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2014

Defeat of the Hessians � General Confusion �Articles of Capitulation Signed�Grief of Americans for the loss of their companions killed in the engagement.

From Time Magazine Archive

Donelson, Feb. 16th Gen S. B. Buckner, Confed Army Sir: yours of this date proposing Armistice, and appointment of commissioners to settle terms of Capitulation is just received.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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