surrender
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Also look into any surrender charges if you need more than 10%, and see for yourself how reliable the insurer offering the annuity is, experts said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
That requires leaders willing to place constitutional responsibility above political convenience, institutions prepared to exercise meaningful oversight, and citizens who refuse to surrender their judgment to the most compelling voice in the room.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Before he left Brazil, the country's Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports as part of a money-laundering investigation.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered him late Sunday to surrender his passports and barred him from leaving the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
He lasts approximately five seconds before stepping backward with hands raised in surrender.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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After a while, a receptive listener abandons the attempt to make sense out of where the music might be “going” and simply surrenders to the sounding moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
This is equally true whether the suspect immediately surrenders or chooses to flee.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Writing one big check surrenders that $2,000 in each of the four off years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The animals are also trained to come away when told and to leave anyone who surrenders.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
Berlin surrenders; Goring surrenders; the great mysterious vault of Nazism falls open.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Diana and Jerry Green returned to Massachusetts and surrendered themselves to the court.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Two more were captured with the help of drone surveillance, police said, while the last two men surrendered on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
A Justice Department spokeswoman said Lucas surrendered to authorities Thursday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Najibullah surrendered at last and was given sanctuary in the UN compound near Darulaman Palace, south of the city.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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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
He worked two innings against Team USA’s star-studded lineup without surrendering a hit, retiring the likes of Alex Bregman, Cal Raleigh and Pete Crow-Armstrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The police, whenever my mother forebode, would indeed come, and many of the men of the yard would be caught napping, surrendering themselves with lamblike submission.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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