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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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"We do not know the meaning of surrender... If necessary, we will carry out massive savings. We will be even more thrifty later on."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Surrender charges generally start at about 10% and drop each year until the surrender period ends, according to the Texas Department of Insurance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

“I am very uncomfortable about people trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models, and think it is a real safety issue,” Altman posted on X a weekend ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

When Watters pressed him about abolishing ICE, he did not surrender the moral argument or get stuck in a defensive loop.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

In any age or country, people do not easily surrender wealth and power.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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

Eventually, the U.S. surrenders after a German nuclear attack; and America is occupied by Nazi Germany along the eastern seaboard and Japan on the West Coast, with a pseudo-independent Vichy regime in the Rockies.

From Salon ● May 17, 2025

He surrenders to his most tender and attentive self with Samantha, knowing she is always there.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025

‘To me it would not seem that a Steward who faithfully surrenders his charge is diminished in love or in honour,’ said Gandalf.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Rooney and Myha'la surrendered theirs, but traitor Jama managed to hold on to hers.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Snell surrendered just one more hit, but when he issued his fifth walk with two outs in the fourth inning, his pitch count was up to 90.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The German commander surrendered on January 31—despite orders cabled from Hitler to fight to the death.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

It was a shift in mental language, a surrendering of where I was from.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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