surrender
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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
He teaches us to meet defeat with humility and surrender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Under the deal, Sung will permanently surrender his California peace officer certification and complete 400 hours of community service and six months of probation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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
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
Writing one big check surrenders that $2,000 in each of the four off years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 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
He says that the war will end only when all hostages are returned and Hamas surrenders.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
Rather than transcending expectations, “Dangerous Animals” surrenders to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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
As more cats arrive at overwhelmed shelters — from the streets or surrendered by owners in crisis — some shelters resort to euthanasia: a practice that’s on the rise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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
There was no fight left in him—he had surrendered.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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
They included General Dietrich von Choltitz, the last Nazi commander in Paris, who arrived in late August 1944 after defying Hitler and surrendering the city.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He looked primed for a comeback victory but a different, depleted Draper returned for the third set, surrendering the opening game having led 40-15.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Everyday people lying next to each other on a makeshift beach, the mottled spring light passing through the dense trees before softly surrendering to dusk.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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