surrender
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Other research has pointed the same way, highlighting what has come to be called "cognitive offloading" -- or even "cognitive surrender".
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Ai Rahmayanti, the head of the independent rights body Indonesian Commission for Child Protection, noted that "the state has not built the capacity to provide safe spaces or services" to surrender unwanted children.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Annuities, for example, are a common product pitched at these seminars. While they might offer certain benefits, they often come with complex fee structures and surrender charges that can make them costly to exit.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
The many fronts, Warren explained, overextended the British army and navy and prevented reinforcements from reaching Gen. Charles Cornwallis, who was hemmed in at Yorktown and would soon surrender to combined American and French forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Suffering from an attack of nausea, Elizebeth crept around the house alone—and then she heard the news that Japan was about to surrender.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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But last December’s decision to license H200 sales surrenders that lead.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 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
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
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
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The tipping point came when Wrobleski surrendered eight runs to the Nationals in his first major-league start of the 2025 season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Within a matter of days, Allie Rose Co. surrendered it.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
As a previously flat pitch began to break up and play tricks, England first surrendered the initiative with the bat, then tried gamely with the ball to hang in the contest.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
More than 8,000 enemy troops surrendered in October 1781—a victory that would compel Britain to sign the Treaty of Paris two years later and concede American independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
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If every click to enable an app or service amounted to surrendering Fourth Amendment protection, constitutional privacy would steadily evaporate as technology became more sophisticated.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
The broader market cheered the sharp retreat in oil prices, with crude surrendering most of the gains triggered by the Iran war and approaching prewar levels.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Except Ilicali appears to have played his hand a little early, surrendering some of his bargaining power by openly admitting a clock is ticking.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
It isn’t by happenstance that New York has become the second-most-expensive state in which to own a dog, or that New York City shelters have been pushed past capacity by pet owners surrendering animals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Hence, our daily lives were so bound up with trivial objectives that to capitulate when challenged was tantamount to surrendering the right to life itself.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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