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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

When the issuers of bonds no longer fear having to surrender a pound of flesh and they view their commitment as anything less than binding, bonds become little more than oral promises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

An Interpol red notice was in force at the time, requesting law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest Al-Marimi, pending his extradition or surrender.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Grady raises both hands in a gesture of surrender.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

But as soon as she surrenders into custody, the rumination would halt.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 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

Don’t miss: Tesla’s stock surrenders gains after earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

The woman kisses the child good-bye and surrenders him to my mother; then she bolts off, running on the cemented stretches in the park.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

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

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Then in the seventh inning, he issued a leadoff walk to Andrew Vaughn and surrendered back-to-back homers, and suddenly the game had flipped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Federal authorities say Diamantis fled to Florida, jumped on a boat to the Bahamas, and then flew via London to Athens—likely using a Greek passport he was supposed to have surrendered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But events unfolded quickly when, eighteen days later, Richmond fell, and then General Lee surrendered.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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

Owners can save time by surrendering their driver’s licenses ahead of delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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