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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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That requires leaders willing to place constitutional responsibility above political convenience, institutions prepared to exercise meaningful oversight, and citizens who refuse to surrender their judgment to the most compelling voice in the room.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

PARIS—For decades, Europeans have been happy to surrender around half of their pay to the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Before he left Brazil, the country's Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports as part of a money-laundering investigation.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Guterres agreed there was a climate "leadership gap" but said overshooting 1.5C "is not surrender".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

To mount them was to surrender your footing, to move into their domain.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Local media also reported that Koreans are surrendering their life-insurance policies to buy shares, with policy surrenders said to have surged 16% in the last quarter among the top three insurers.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 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

And it proceeds in an escalating cycle of tit-for-tat moves until one of the parties involved surrenders.

From Salon ● May 20, 2025

Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

The cat’s out of the bag, though, and Sand seems to have surrendered to the social media attention and even leaned in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

Jack Welsby got on the act for try 12, a third score in four minutes, as the French surrendered.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Peters also surrendered his passport and, as part of his bail conditions, agreed to refrain from contacting or posting about his accuser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Kalinsky surrendered one of his annuities and continued to hold on to the other two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

She pecked and kicked and beat her wings against the fish until he surrendered to the murky depths of the pond.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

Instead of surrendering to sticker shock, people are finding ways to gamify their daily expenses, hunt down hidden perks and even double down on their goals for the future.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Detroit’s defense is a problem, especially the secondary, and the Lions are surrendering almost 32 points per game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

She can become a mother without surrendering her career.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The episode came shortly before a dramatic night for Real Madrid, who recovered from surrendering a two-goal lead to beat Elche 3-2, with Carlos Espi scoring the winner in stoppage time.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

He holds up his hands like he’s surrendering.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson


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