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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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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

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

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Britain’s viceroy of India, Archibald Wavell, wrote in his diary after Japan’s surrender: “So now for the horrors of peace.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Two family members were able to exit the home safely, but the man refused to surrender himself.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

One pilot raised his hand in the back of the room, raised it hesitantly, like a banner of surrender.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Writing one big check surrenders that $2,000 in each of the four off years.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

And it proceeds in an escalating cycle of tit-for-tat moves until one of the parties involved surrenders.

From Salon May 20, 2025

Berlin surrenders; Goring surrenders; the great mysterious vault of Nazism falls open.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

Sanchez was arrested shortly afterward, but Easter fled the scene and wasn’t found until Wednesday, when he surrendered and was taken into custody, the CHP statement said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 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

The Cruz de Ferro, where pilgrims leave stones they’ve carried from home, a mountain of burdens surrendered under an iron cross.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

War was declared officially on December 4, and twelve days later, the Pakistani army, weakened by having to fight three thousand miles from its source of supplies, surrendered in Dacca.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

But to the NBA, the Clippers are surrendering.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 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

England famously found itself on the wrong side of World Cup history at Azteca Stadium, surrendering Diego Maradona’s iconic “Hand of God” goal and another strike known as the tournament’s “most beautiful goal.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

In the moonlight, Sherm looked sad, as if he were the one surrendering.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead




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