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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /




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Both Mr. Trump and the Iranian regime may be taking their cues from John Paul Jones’s response when asked if he was ready to surrender.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Schiaparelli's creative director Daniel Roseberry's haute couture collection for Autumn/Winter 2026-2027 was entitled The Call of the Void, which he says was "a total surrender to an unknown creative process".

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday that the group would treat the deal as "null and void" and described it as "a surrender of sovereignty".

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

For example, unlike assets such as index funds, many annuities have a surrender fee that could be triggered when transferring savings from one provider to another at the time of a job switch.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Unfortunately, fighting in the Philippines would continue for several more months after the Battle of Manila; Japan would not surrender until September 2, 1945.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

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

Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

And Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto wrapped up his first-half campaign with his highest-scoring start of the season; he surrendered six runs in six innings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Society has slowly surrendered all that as it has retreated into tribes, bubbles and screens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

"I had surrendered to God asking for strength to begin a new life without Fabiana. And then someone told me, 'Your daughter is alive'," said Karina.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Karamanli surrendered on June 4, 1805, but remained in power.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Germany surrendered to the Allies on May 7, 1945.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

AMD was also briefly worth $900 billion-plus on an intraday basis before surrendering some gains.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

After missing out on six World Cups in a row, and maybe surrendering to fatalism along the way, game day is upon us here in the United States.

From BBC Jun. 13, 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

“It’s the color of your eyes today,” I sighed, surrendering, staring down at my hands as I fiddled with a piece of my hair.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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