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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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He teaches us to meet defeat with humility and surrender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The law also expressly protects the parental rights of the intended parents by requiring the surrogate to surrender the child to them immediately upon birth.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“There’s a level of surrender and humility that comes with surfing and that comes with being in nature. ... You have to be so present in such a way that makes you a stronger person.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"No person should be required to surrender their human rights in exchange for claims of technological progress."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

I sink down on my knees next to the sled in a kind of surrender, and when I look up, my friend is there.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

Harket, 65, said he had "no problem accepting the diagnosis", adding: "With time, I've taken to heart my 94-year-old father's attitude to the way the organism gradually surrenders: 'I use whatever works'."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

This astonishing show of might among the Allies is the beginning of the end for Germany and Japan, though a year will pass before there are any more surrenders.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

After six weeks of fighting, the garrison surrendered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

It looked like being a similar outcome as they meekly surrendered the first set against Chan and Joint, then batted off four break points in the fifth and seventh games of the second set.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The next inning, however, he surrendered five runs as the Cardinals kept chipping away with five singles, a hit batter, a walk and a sacrifice fly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

Showing tourists the falling-down, graffitied buildings that had been surrendered to the snow and ice and polar bears.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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

But to the NBA, the Clippers are surrendering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

He was tricked into surrendering when he mistook Ukrainian soldiers for his Russian allies.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

They had been taught since childhood that retreating, surrendering, or being captured in war was a great shame to your nation and family.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac




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