surrender
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Legal scholars have debated whether surrogates should pay legal damages if they fail to honor a contractual abortion provision, surrender payments remaining on the contract, or even pay back money they already received.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Sheriff’s Department dispatched a team of specialized crisis negotiators who attempted to negotiate his surrender, but the man refused to exit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Japan has hosted US military bases ever since its surrender in World War II.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The findings led Canvey Island Town Council to surrender its lease of the lake to Castle Point Borough Council.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Allies crushed Germany between them, forcing its surrender, but could not agree on what should happen next.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Writing one big check surrenders that $2,000 in each of the four off years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
District Judge Margaret Garnett released Van Dyke while he awaits trial, on conditions including that he surrenders his passport and any firearms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
He says that the war will end only when all hostages are returned and Hamas surrenders.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
Rather than transcending expectations, “Dangerous Animals” surrenders to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Berlin surrenders; Goring surrenders; the great mysterious vault of Nazism falls open.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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The Zambian opposition leader who was runner-up in this month's disputed presidential election surrendered to police on Thursday after two weeks in hiding following a summons over an alleged national security threat, state media reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In his exit, Kubasik surrendered $58 million worth of unvested stock and severance payments that would have been worth about $9 million, according to data-provider Equilar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Samarth initially could not be located but later surrendered to police.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Arthur Andersen surrendered its CPA license, effectively putting the firm out of business in 2002, although the Supreme Court later overturned the conviction.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
At the ticket counter, he surrendered his wallet and was frisked for any other possessions.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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On Saturday evening, Niger's public television broadcast footage of dozens of soldiers, including women, who appeared to be surrendering with their hands raised, whilst others were sat in rows on the ground.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The job has to measure up to the trade-off of precious time he’s surrendering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
If every click to enable an app or service amounted to surrendering Fourth Amendment protection, constitutional privacy would steadily evaporate as technology became more sophisticated.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
After missing out on six World Cups in a row, and maybe surrendering to fatalism along the way, game day is upon us here in the United States.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
He holds up his hands like he’s surrendering.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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