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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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But we question why the parents must move to a high-cost area and surrender essentially all of their assets to finance a property that the older brother insists on owning and controlling.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Summoning the will to surrender that power he’d trained all his life to inherit, to the Guardians of the Universe ordering him to betray his friend, is a Herculean act.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

After the Inter-Con guards secured their guns, they toured the building like they owned it, refusing either to answer questions or surrender Simpson’s key.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He had to surrender his passport as part of his bail conditions and is barred from speaking to the media about the case.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Gingersnipes seemed to realize that Clare would not surrender in this quest.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

A chairman who avoids discussing the outlook can’t explain the committee’s decisions and surrenders a tool for steering it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

But last December’s decision to license H200 sales surrenders that lead.

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

The animals are also trained to come away when told and to leave anyone who surrenders.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025

Rather than transcending expectations, “Dangerous Animals” surrenders to them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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

It says the King has "loaned" Andrew the £1.5m sum, and notes that the former prince formerly surrendered his 75-year lease earlier this week.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

What diners surrendered wasn’t necessarily quality so much as a little hospitality, a little transparency and, increasingly, the expectation that a restaurant represented somebody’s particular idea of what a restaurant should be.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Bear surrendered his collar in March after a decade of being a very good boy as one of the first dogs in the country to be trained to detect the scent of koala fur.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Thaci has been in custody in The Hague for six years since he voluntarily surrendered in 2020 to the tribunal, known as the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

All occupied territories in France and Belgium were to be evacuated immediately, and all territory conquered in eastern Europe since 1914, including lands ceded by Russia at Brest-Litovsk, was to be surrendered.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

She can become a mother without surrendering her career.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

After surrendering 28 first-half points, JSerra held Bishop Amat, and running back Justin Clinton, who rushed for more than 130 yards, including a 67-yard burst and a 43-yard touchdown, in check in the second half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Alcaraz edged the opener on a tie-break - but only after surrendering his advantage after breaking for a seemingly decisive 6-5 lead.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

If this fails, Merz could deflect attention by surrendering his party’s chair to a more popular figure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

I thought I could see her kicking at the bleached, known stones; the hard southern light surrendering to her boyish straightness; those clear green eyes, leveling on the rim of the arched sea.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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